In Australia, on any given day, about half a million households will skip a meal or reduce the size of a meal because they can’t afford to buy food. It may not surprise you to know that this number is increasing. About 2 million households ran out of food last year.
Brianna Casey is the CEO of Foodbank Australia, which provides food assistance to more than 1 million people each month. Through rescuing leftover food, and donations from farmers, wholesalers and retailers, Foodbank is able to distribute what Casey describes as “beautiful food” to households that might otherwise go without. Last year, it sourced enough food for more than 82m meals.
