A group of volunteers from the Five Loaves Program, cooked and handed out hot meals and snacks for the homeless in the inner south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne last week with the blessing of Archbishop Makarios and under the guidance of Bishop Kyriakos.
The ladies at Five Loaves cooked roasted vegetables with chicken and potatoes, also offering fruit and dessert to people sleeping rough, unable to afford to eat meat or a healthy meal in a long time.
The objective of the outreach initiative is to create an avenue through food for all people to connect, feel cared for and valued members of our local community.
Five Loaves aims to help the homeless, people with dependencies, struggling families, asylum seekers, refugees, people with disabilities and anyone who just wants a good hot meal and a chat within the District of Melbourne.
The food packages handed out. Photo: vema.com.au
The meal included roasted vegetable. Photo: vema.com.au
Healthy snacks included. Photo: vema.com.au
Fr Panteleimon Laskaris from Sts Constantine and Helen in South Yarra and the Five Loaves volunteers who prepared the meals received many positive comments and blessings from those experiencing food insecurity.
One homeless person said that “I haven’t eaten meat this year”.
