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‘No one should go hungry’ EMILY IRELAND Children shouldn’t have to go to bed on an empty stomach. And this winter, they won’t have to thanks to a new initiative spearheaded by the Wairarapa Community Centre, WaiWaste and Masterton FoodBank. Going under the banner of Wai Kai, the purpose is to provide ready meals to residents facing emergency or crisis situations. Meals will consist of whatever donated ingredients come to hand, topped up with pantry staples. Wairarapa Community Centre manager Bev Jack said the concept followed in the footsteps of the successful Soup To Go initiative last
Bev Jack, Lyn Tankersley, and Lyn Patterson. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND
year, which was run for three months over winter. “[Soup To Go] was a soup kitchen to meet the needs over the winter period of families that were hungry,” Bev said. “At the end of
that project, we did a review to see how successful it was and whether it met the need at the time. “Over that three-month period, the community’s need was being addressed, but that need doesn’t stop overnight.
“Unfortunately, the Soup to Go initiative did stop overnight because we didn’t have the funds to continue it.” Bev said Masterton was a district with low income, high unemployment, high housing rates, and rental prices, “and there is so much financial pressure put on families that there is certainly that need”. It is hoped Wai Kai will be up and running by winter – “the tentative date is June”. “Every week, we will have cooks volunteer their time in the commercial kitchen of the Community Centre, and we will cook a meal, freeze it, and then hold it as we get those requests from agencies.
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