How it Works

Donors buy much-needed items through The Foodbank Project

Woolworths along with other suppliers distribute donated items to foodbanks around New Zealand

Food support is provided through Salvation Army foodbanks and centres for Kiwis in need

Your donations are helping to create food security in New Zealand!

The Foodbank Project was New Zealand’s first online food donation shop, therefore it works in a very unique way. As a donor of The Foodbank Project, you can choose from a range of products that are most needed for food support. Items include fresh produce, meat and dairy items, as well as hygiene products and cleaning supplies. The platform is a secure e-Commerce site so you can make your donation securely online.

Your donation is ordered weekly through Woolworths who will then pack your order and deliver it free of charge to the nearest Salvation Army foodbank. Every item you donate is included in a food parcel which is given to people in need in your community. 

Woolworths generously provides all food at discount, meaning your donations can go even further to help those in need.

Additional support from The Foodbank Project

2020-2021

$313,998.06 went towards:

> 8 freezers & fridges nationally

> Funding for set up and running of Northern mission support warehouse

> Continued COVID relief funding

2021-2022

$205,705.28 went towards:

> Set up of Kiwi Kai Co Op (Manurewa)

> More freezers and fridges

> Funding for cooking classes

> Emergency food purchases

2022-2023

$239,060.63 went towards:

> Support grants for Mission support warehouses

> Nationally distributed scales and thermometers for food donations and safety

> Various freezers and shelving for foodbanks to increase capacity nationally

2023-2024

$112,757.98 went towards:

> Support costs for setting up choice model foodbanks (fridges, freezers, shelving)

> Funding for cooking classes