The People’s Kitchen

About the People's Kitchen

The People’s Kitchen is a program that seeks to address food insecurity and improve health literacy opportunities at a local response level. Our work places emphasis on self-determination and people's strengths.

Working from the presumption that our community is resourceful and resilient, the program is about building people, building relationships, and building community. The framework is pure community development.

The People's Kitchen engages volunteers accessing the Food Bank and from across the community to cook homemade meals for the Food Bank. The cooking is done onsite at the House and at A Kinder Cup Café.

The project aims to be a key access point for clients and volunteers to government, health, and community services.

Recipes by the People's Kitchen

We're absolutely delighted to bring you our cookbook, 'Recipes by the People's Kitchen'.

Designed and printed thanks to the genorosity of the Gippsland Water Social Club, this cookbook is a taste of meals we provide to our community from the People’s Kitchen.

The recipes are budget and kid friendly, can be frozen, made in bulk, and most of all, made with love.

From all of us at Morwell Neighbourhood House, we thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to seeing you make these meals.

Partnering with the People's Kitchen

Corporate partnerships and community agencies are integral to the program’s success. When organisations “give” their time and sponsorship to preparing healthy, nutritious meals for our Food Bank freezers, the impact is immediate.

Your organisation or business can support the People's Kitchen through:

Direct Giving by Volunteering

• Organisations are invited to work directly in the People’s Kitchen.
• No cooking experience is necessary.
• Your team will partner with our People’s Kitchen team for a day.
• Your team will enjoy a hands-on experience, working together in a fun and safe environment.
• Your team will use the principles of team building and work in a self-directed mode of operating.
• The People’s Kitchen provides the kitchen and equipment, the recipes, ingredients, induction and supervision, lunch, and unlimited coffee.
• Your team provides the “People Power” to fill our Foodbank freezer

Partnership Packages

• Each package is customised depending on Foodbank needs. Your team will be requested to prepare specific meals as decided by the People’s Kitchen supervisor. (For example, your team might be asked to make chicken balls in apricot sauce with rice and vegetables, or beef and mushroom casserole or meatloaf & vegies. There will always be a protein, lots of vegetables and a portion of carbohydrates.)
• Corporate and Community partner team sizes are a maximum of six people due to a limit on work area and space requirements and to provide the necessary safe working environment.
• The Package is delivered for a donation cost that helps us to deliver the program, cover ingredients, utilities, supervision, and catering.
• Your team will pump out on average 70 -120 take-away-sized meal packs, ready for freezing in the Foodbank.
• The cost of your package is Tax Deductible.
• Dates are limited - so book now.
• Currently taking bookings.