Two community groups in the City of Whittlesea have received state government funding to help them provide healthy and culturally appropriate food for people in isolation.
Mill Park MP Lily D’Ambrosio announced $20,000 funding for Sikh Community Connections and Whittlesea Malaylee Association to deliver immediate food relief services to multicultural communities.
Funded through the Priority Response to Multicultural Communities During Coronavirus program, they are two of 99 organisations sharing in more than $1.4 million.
“We are supporting Sikh Community Connections and the Whittlesea Malaylee Association to continue their important work – because no-one in the Mill Park Electorate should go hungry,” Ms D’Ambrosio said.
“Our local community organisations do such an important job feeding people and keeping them connected, and we’re ensuring they can continue serving the communities they know so well when that help is needed most.”
The government said more than 320 community organisations had received funding through the program since the start of the pandemic.
“Victoria’s multicultural communities have remained strong while facing the challenges of the pandemic, and we are ensuring they receive the help they need to keep going,” Multicultural Affairs Minister Ros Spence said.
