The Big Umbrella

FEEDING PEOPLE.
Reducing waste.
BUILDING COMMUNITY.

Help us feed more people across Melbourne

$6.50 = one meal for someone in need

Rescuing Food, Feeding People, Forming Communities

The Big Umbrella provides food relief and support to people experiencing food insecurity, homelessness and crisis. We are working for a future where everyone has access to nutritious food and a world where no one goes hungry.

OUR IMPACT

The difference our volunteers and partners make in rescuing food and supporting communities.

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Tonnes of food rescued

WHAT WE DO

Helping organisations and volunteers rescue food and support communities.

CORPORATE TEAM BUILDING

We partner with organisations across Melbourne to create meaningful teambuilding experiences that support food rescue and community meals.

EAT.ATM

EAT.ATM is an innovative food technology solution that offers 24/7 nutritious meals to people in need, removing barriers to emergency food relief.

FEED MELBOURNE

Feed Melbourne provides free, nutritious meals to people experiencing food insecurity, creating a welcoming space for connection, dignity and community.

VOLUNTEER

Join a shift rescuing food, preparing meals and supporting people in need. Every volunteer helps create a stronger, more connected community.

TEAM BUILDING

Bring your team together through a meaningful hands-on experience that supports food rescue while making a real impact in the community.

DONATE

Every donation helps rescue more food, provide nutritious meals and support people facing food insecurity across Melbourne.
Just $6.50 provides a meal for someone in need.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Working with The Big Umbrella has been great. Being able to contribute and give back to the community with a great bunch of enthusiastic volunteers really added to the night. One of the reasons I enjoyed participating in the “A Real Meal” project, was the interactions with people on the street. We not only provide delicious food, but we are able to share our lives and communicate with them. I am definitely looking forward to volunteering again and getting on board with this charity in different ways!"

"Just a quick note to say thank you for inviting me to come along to last nights’ employee volunteer program with Big Umbrella. I had no expectations nor preconceived ideas about the evening. I was absolutely overwhelmed and felt very humble, the people I met and had the chance to talk with were just amazing. Their gratitude and appreciation was something that will last with me for ever."

"Volunteering with the Big Umbrella with some of my colleagues for the past 2 years has been an invaluable experience for me. The evenings are very well organized and run by the Big Umbrella volunteers, and we always feel like we fit right in. The customers we serve are friendly, thankful and make some interesting conversation. I would recommend this program to any company looking to organize a volunteering event that doubles as a team building exercise. There is nothing that brings a team together quite like being able to put a smile on someone’s face while cooking pancakes at Flinders Street Station!"

"As a Melbourne family business, The Pancake Parlour loves to see the people of this city work together to tackle the issues we face as a community. Over the past two years, we’ve teamed up with The Big Umbrella to provide meals to our friends on the street at the Flinders Street Station Soup Kitchen, and raised $25,000 through initiatives for International Pancake Day. Teaming up with a wonderful organisation such as The Big Umbrella has enabled us to celebrate the spirit of family and friendship, and combine our unique values to work towards a common goal, and that’s to provide ‘A Real Meal’ to the marginalised community of Melbourne."