Mission & Vision

C Care’s mission is to connect our community through food and friendship. We aim to provide for our recipients, addressing the absence of two basic human needs, food security and social inclusion.

Food insecurity is categorised as:

Due to financial constraints, one or more people in a household is/are:

  • Completely skipping meals they would usually eat
  • Cutting down on the size of meals to make the food go further
  • Skipping protein (meat or other) based on meals they would usually eat
  • Having gone the whole week without eating fresh fruit and/or vegetables they would usually eat

Social isolation is:

A lack of social contact. A person may:

  • Have little contact with family, friends or the community.
  • Rarely leave home or participate in social activities.
  • Have few opportunities for regular face-to-face interaction.

    The History of C Care

    Man in red cap with a thumbs up

    Sept 2011

    C Care is founded in a home kitchen, supporting 25 people per week.

    Man wearing a hairnet volunteering in kitchen

    June 2013

    Relocated to the Yeshiva kitchen, supporting 50 people per week.

    Group of people volunteering

    June 2015

    Introduction to the Pantry Program: empowering recipients to cook independently and improve nutrition with shelf-stable foods.

    C Care staff member cooking in the kitchen

    Dec 2019

    Outgrows Yeshiva kitchen and moves to Bath St, supporting 250 people per week.

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    March 2020

    C Care experiences rapid growth during the COVID pandemic.

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    Feb 2022

    Expanded operations to the Emmy Monash Pantry Space.

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    Nov 2024

    Outgrows Bath St and Emmy, secures new premises, supporting 2,500 people.

    C Care staff standing round table

    Late 2025

    The future of C Care – relocation to a purpose-renovated facility in Pakington St.

    2026

    The new era of C Care.

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    Contact
    16 Pakington Street
    St Kilda 3182    03 9636 3321
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    C Care acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work. We recognise their spiritual and cultural connection to country and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.