The Big Umbrella in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

The Big Umbrella

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: The Hub, 80 Harbour Esplanade 3008 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.thebigumbrella.org

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24.01.2022 As Melbournians celebrated being back out on the streets and dining out this week, our TBU family continued to join those being out and about but with a different cause....continuing to deliver #ARealMeal to those in need. This week we celebrated delivering up to 36,000 meals for 13 weeks running as a collective NFP family. ... From the rescued food we receive to the volunteers cooking in the kitchen and those making sure each meal is received with care at each crisis accomodation, each individual is valuable and we couldn’t make each week happen without you all. Thank you! #arealmealdelivery #communitysupport #biglove #gratitude #volunteers #crisisaccomodation #dedication #friendsinneed #NFP #notforprofit

22.01.2022 Another big week from the TBU team, 908 home cooked meals delivered and served to those in crisis accommodation. #biglove A TBU heartfelt thanks to our wonderful friends at Noel Jones Real Estate for sponsoring/ donating the meals all this week. Join us - Donate a meal, support a night or sponsor a whole week For those that need it most. #payitforward #homelessness #crisisacommadation https://thebigumbrella.org/pay-it-forward-1/

20.01.2022 A Real Meal Delivery Update 7th Oct. 2020 At the end of our 8th week now, we have proudly cooked & delivered over 22,919 home cooked meals collectively during stage 4 for everyone in crisisaccommodation. Sadly, there are many people trying to survive this pandemic that don’t get or qualify for government financial support payments. This is why we are here! A home cooked healthy meal delivered to your room each night is one less thing you don’t need to worry about during these... times. #WeGotYou #feedtheheart #feedthesoul A Massive shout out to ALL our volunteer teams for once again working so hard each week during this pandemic, you are everything to us and proof that is community spirt is alive and well in 2020. #volunteers #theheartbeatofourorgnisation

18.01.2022 **Its our 10th Birthday week!** Proudly Celebrating 10years of service to your community. Last night we had Birthday cake and lots of yummy food to share with everyone in crisis accommodation. Our wonderful volunteer teams cooked up a storm in the kitchen, a massive 620 main meals and birthday desserts with TBU style decorations. Sadly, due to lockdown stage 4, we won't be celebrating with all of our TBU volunteer family or having any public events this year but this doesn't... mean we can’t share the TBU #biglove with our street family/ #ourfriendsonthestreet. **A big shout out to this weeks meal sponsor, our dear friends at @Worley.com.au. Worley are one of our longest running corporate partners, we are honoured to have them join our meals sponsorship program for this week. Because of you Worley, we will feed 960 people this week and Celebrate our 10th Birthday together. Thank you. #bettertogether #homelessness #ARealMealDelivery #crisisacommadation 10th #birthday #biglove2u2 See more

17.01.2022 This is Community Spirit - A big shout out to our volunteers who continue being the ‘heartbeat of this organisation’ Our dedicated team of volunteers continue to ‘walk the talk’ by selflessly turning up each week and rolling up their sleeves to either cook in the kitchen, deep clean our equipment or label and count out the 1000’s of drinks and food containers without complaint. All to ensure our delivery service continues to reach those in need. Without our committed family ...of volunteers, the TBU service would simply not exist. No contribution goes unnoticed, each amount is valued and is acknowledged with big love. Thank you to all those for making a difference whether it’s time in our kitchen or a donation, your act of kindness is creating sparks of joy during a time of unpredictability. #volunteers #theheartbeatofourorgnisation #biglove2u2 See more

17.01.2022 There’s a spirit of celebration in Melbourne this week, as we emerged from our first week out of lock down and into the spirit of Halloween all at once. It’s celebrations such as these, linked with the reception from those in A Real Meal Delivery, that warms our hearts. We are fortunate enough to share stories from these deliveries with you each week. This week, we made a delivery to a family in need who received our meals and some extra produce. With huge smiles of apprecia...tion, the recipient said that her children ‘felt like it was Christmas ‘when they received TBU’s deliveries. The ongoing exchange of love, care and appreciation continues to strengthen the connection between our TBU family and the greater community. #ARealMealDelivery #foodrescue #communitysupport #BigLove #bettertogether

15.01.2022 A Real Meal Delivery Update 18 Sep. 2020 Powering though our 6th week now, we have proudly delivered over 14,760 home cooked meals collectively during stage 4 for everyone in crisis accommodation. Sadly, there are many people trying to survive this pandemic that don’t get or qualify for government financial support payments. This is why we are here! A home cooked healthy meal delivered to your room each night is one less thing you don’t need to worry about during these times.... #WeGotYou It hasn’t been easy for the teams of volunteers, we are not going to lie.. but, it’s the pure selflessness and compassion of all volunteers and Not For Profit teams working together that has pulled us all though this difficult time. So Much Respect! #biglove2u2 A Real Meal Delivery has been running 7 days a week in partnership with City of Melbourne, The Big Umbrella, BK 2 Basics Melbourne Melbourne City Mission - MCM, Christmas on the Streets and Many Rooms #GoTeam #bettertogether A Massive shout out to ALL our volunteer teams for once again working so hard each week during this pandemic, you are everything and proof that community spirt is alive and well in 2020. #volunteers #theheartbeatofourorgnisation

15.01.2022 **To be classified as an essential service and supported by the City of Melbourne to provide healthy meals to crisis accommodation is a honour & a responsibility we don’t take lightly. This is the most challenging time we have ever faced as a community and as an organisation. It’s costly on many levels, depleting our financial resources is a daily battle, the safety of our volunteer teams and our street family is always foremost in our minds. It all weighs heavily on our hear...ts and minds each and every day we are out on the streets working towards keeping everyone home, safe with a warm and healthy meal during stage 4 lockdown. **Our corporate partners and supporters make this challenging time just that little bit easier knowing we have some serious backup when times get tough is all we need to push harder and to do more each night for those that need it most **We would like say a massive #Thankyou to the whole team from Noel Jones Real Estate for donating the $$$ for this weeks meals, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, this level of support means we can supply more meals to more people for longer and this keeps everyone safe. We have currently cooked, delivered and donated 3,226 in the last 10 days collectively as A United Front, with your help we can keep this going! **Join The United Front now You or your company can sponsor a meal, support a night or a provide for a whole weeks worth or meals. Join us today.. and share with like minds. #biglove #payitforward #homelessness #crisisacommadation https://thebigumbrella.org/pay-it-forward-1/ Or contact us at - [email protected]

15.01.2022 This is ALL food waste... and this is what WE do with food waste. #foodrescue #feedthehungry #feedtheheart The Big Umbrella - 180,000 meals served and shared with #ourfriendsonthestreet/ homeless communities of #melbourne. 280 tonnes of food rescued. Zero paid staff. #winning Australian consumers throw away 3.1 million tonnes of edible food each year... While 3.6 million Australians don't have enough food to eat. You do the math. ... Its amazing to see a MASSIVE 500kgs of surplus/ rescued food delivered by OzHarvest Melbourne to the TBU office for our #ARealMeal program, this is just one of many deliveries each day from all over Melbourne. TBU is proud to be able to serve over 500 hot, healthy and nutritious meals each week to our friends on the street.... supported by countless numbers of kind and compassionate volunteers and corporate volunteers. **All the food In these photos, was bound for land fill and is 100% surplus food. Thank you for caring enough Melbourne to not throw it out and #payifforward. #foodrescue #arealmeal call OzHarvest Melbourne (03) 9999 5070 for food rescue, please share with like minds #Biglove #biglove2u2

14.01.2022 *This week are are proudly saying a massive thank you to all our #PayItForward individual sponsors that have supported our meals program over the last 7 weeks. Together we have raised enough to create and supply over 6,000 meals. A heart felt thank you to all. We are currently at our 7th week for A Real Meal Delivery and have delivered (to date) 19,770 meals to those seeking shelter in crisis accommodation. The concept of ‘Paying it Forward’ isn’t anything new, but it provid...es a direct way to make an impact for those that want to do more than hit a like button. Thank you to all those who continue contribute to our organisation. No contribution goes unnoticed, each amount is valued and is acknowledged with big love. Thank you to all those for making a difference whether it’s time in our kitchen or a donation, your act of kindness is creating sparks of joy during a time of unpredictability. Support a meal today - https://thebigumbrella.org/pay-it-forward-1 #biglove2u2

13.01.2022 This week we were reminded how important our job as a TBU family is, as we acknowledged World Homeless Day and World Mental Health Day. This year, both days took place in the shadow of Coronavirus. Although our days may have blurred into one and we can’t wait to break free from the walls of our own homes. Our dedicated family of TBU volunteers continue to put aside their own challenges and reach out to those who aren’t as fortunate to call somewhere home. When making our wee...kly deliveries, we continually hear the words of gratitude and praise in receiving a hot, home cooked meal delivered to them. As we reflect on the hard year it has been, we are reminded through those we deliver to in crisis accomodation how evident homelessness still is....even more so during this current pandemic. We also like to acknowledge the positive effects volunteering has on our mental health... Thanks to the tireless work of our volunteers, we can continue aiming to make a difference to those facing homelessness or hardship, by showing some big love through a simple smile and a warm meal. Although this may be a small gesture on our behalf, the familiar faces we see and the hearts we touch at each delivery, tell us these people much more than just another statistic. They become a part of us...friends of TBU. Together we are the TBU family and we wouldn’t have it any other way. #ourfriendsonthestreet #WorldHomelessDay #WorldMentalHealthDay #biglove #feedtheheart #feedthesoul

13.01.2022 Coming to the end of week 3 we will have cooked and delivered 6,857 home cooked healthy meals collectively. The United Front! A massive team effort considering no one is paid we're all just volunteers trying our best to make this happen 7 days a week for those that need it most. This is truly a pure and precious example of #kindness towards others, #biglove and #compassion for each others. The world needs more of this please haha. #biglove A big shout out goes to this week's... corporate partner @ratio.consultants for their generous donations supporting the weekly meals. A massive #thankyou to the whole team for joining us once again 'virtually' this time, we can't wait to have you all back again soon in the flesh next time. Because of your kindness and generosity we could provide 750 meals to those in need, #ourfriendsonthestreet in crisis accommodation. #homelessness #joinusnow #supportusnow #payitforward #bettertogether #ARealMeal Delivery #biglove2u2 See more

10.01.2022 A big shout out to teams from @UniquePasta and @AusPantry for the very generous food donation this week. All this extra food will help us to continue to supply the meals needed until the end of the year... We can't thank you both enough. We continually are running short of food supplies, if you are a business or know of a company that can help, please get in contact with us. #foodrescue #foodrelief Share with like minds. #biglove2u2 To get involved - [email protected]

10.01.2022 **‘A Real Meal Delivery’ reached a significant milestone this week Over 20,099 meals (collectively) in the last 7 weeks have been carefully cooked and delivered by the amazing partnership of Not For Profit volunteer teams for those in crisis accommodation running 7 days a week. **A Massive 20,000 people have now received a healthy home cooked meal in the last 7 weeks** We would like to take this time to acknowledge and give thanks to each and everyone of the NFP organisat...ions teams that we are working with and their compassionate kind hearted individual volunteers who make it happen everyday. #Thankyou The Big Umbrella BK 2 Basics Melbourne Christmas on the Streets, Many Rooms, OzHarvest and many thanks to the City of Melbourne, The Salvation Army Australia, Melbourne City Mission - MCM for supporting us along the way... So much respect and gratitude for all our volunteers that have gone above and beyond during the challenging time working as an essential service for our community. #gratitude #volunteers #heartbeatofourorgnisation #biglove2u2 See more

10.01.2022 In just 4 weeks, we have just reached a milestone of 10,240 home cooked meals delivered & served collectively. #teamwork A Real Meal Delivery has been running 7 days a week for last 4 weeks, in partnership with City of Melbourne The Big Umbrella BK 2 Basics Melbourne OzHarvest The Salvation Army Australia Melbourne City Mission - MCM Christmas on the Streets and Many Rooms and now it looks like we will be doing it for while longer yet. #GoTeam #bettertogether #wegotyou Massive shout out to all our volunteer teams for once again for supporting us week in week out, you are our everything... A special thank you goes to whole team from Worley for being this weeks meal corporate sponsor - And Yes, its still out 10th B'day week. Haha #biglove2u2

09.01.2022 Melbourne 22 -11- 2020 1 in 3 people are now effected by food insecurity in our city municipality...1 in 3! A very real and disheartening problem no one should ever be faced with. 1/3 of all food produced goes to waste... 1/3! It's not hard to see why this doesn't make sense to us and why it can't be fixed together. This is why we exist, this is why we are here, we are committed to create a change for our city and It's an honour to be working in partnership with the city of... Melbourne to make this right together! #bethechange #bettertogether #payitforward No problem, only solution! Join us today! [email protected] thebigumbrella.org/pay-it-forward-1 See more

07.01.2022 A UNITED FRONT A Big Week 2,602 home cooked meals, donated, delivered and shared. We can’t thank ALL the organisations, volunteer teams and supporters involved enough. It’s only because of you that we can do so much #thankyou #biglove This is a massive undertaking and huge commitment to run a program 7 days a week. Teams of 10-15 volunteers working every day/ night to cook, clean, pack and provide these meals all over the city. Massive and so much respect and gratitude fo...r everyone involved! We have had some heart warming feedback from our street family currently in the crisis accommodation. Knowing we now have a hot meal each night, a roof over our head, it keeps us safe and off the streets, away from Covid. You guys are a life saver, literally! We can’t ever thank you enough for what you do. There is an old saying that we live by here at TBU Real happiness lies in doing something for someone who can never repay you thanks to The Big Umbrella BK 2 Basics Melbourne OzHarvest Salvation Army Australia Melbourne City Mission - MCM Christmas on the Streets Many Rooms City of Melbourne all the hotel and security staff at @Cityedge AlbertSt Gipps St- Powlett St Palmerston St @comfort Inn, @Bestwestern, and @cityparkhotel #biglove2u2 #stayhome #crisisaccommodation #homelessness See more

07.01.2022 Wet & Wild... Last night was crazy weather to be out in, true to from our volunteer teams didn't back down for one second... #wegotyou All week our teams have worked super hard cooking and packing over 750 meals for those in #crisisacommadation A big shout out goes to @ratioconsultants for the donation of the meals for this week. It's only because of this support that we can continue to provide our home cooked meals to those in need. Thanks to City of Melbourne and all our partners of the United Front for this incredible 7 day meals program. #biglove2u2 #homelessness #crisisacommadation

06.01.2022 Collectively 15 weeks, 105 days straight, 42,507 home cooked meals, delivered by an army of 1,650 volunteers, to the most vulnerable members in our community currently faced with the very real problem of food insecurity, stuck in crisis accommodation with no cooking facilities. This is for you :) So so much gratitude to all our kind hearted, compassionate and dedicated volunteers for giving up their days, weeks, months, such a massive achievement in the most challenging ti...mes we may ever face There is a lot to be said for each of volunteer teams working together within all our charity partners, it’s a striking example of pure selflessness and community spirit, coming together as one, for one reason only. ‘To let them know we care, to show someone cares, by keeping everyone safe, secure, to not need to put themselves at risk by leaving their accommodation in search of a free meal, to be given with a hot, healthy meal with a message of #biglove, each and every night during this crazy crazy time’. Such a great result by all. #biglove2u2 #homelessness #foodinsecurity #crisisacommadation See more

05.01.2022 We would like to interrupt your Sunday afternoon with a special announcement... Tune into The Project tonight at 6:30pm on Channel 10 , to catch a snapshot of what we’ve recently been up to over the past few months.

02.01.2022 **32,000 meals - 84 days straight. 12 weeks ago, a group of dedicated (volunteer) food relief charities banded together while stage 4 restrictions were enforced city wide!... to create a safety net for those that didn’t have any real cooking facilities and limited resources to buy food for themselves, A Real Meal Delivery was born, a zero contact meals delivery program for people in crisis accommodation that would run 7 days a week. Originally only predicted for 5 weeks the ...reality soon set in this wasn’t going away anytime soon. The volunteer teams dug deep to continue each and every day since. 12 weeks later we have proudly cooked, delivered and served over 32,000 meals collectively what a massive team effort! We can’t thank everyone involved enough for giving up their time and resources to make this happen for the last 84 days in a row! #proud #communityspirit We are not giving up yet.. we will remain for as long as we are needed in this space. #goteam #thankyou #gratitude #biglove @TheBigUmbrella @Back2Basics @Christmasonthestreets @ManyRooms @OzHarvest & @CityofMelbounre See more

02.01.2022 It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving- Mother Teresa **This week our kitchen was a buzz with meal preparation for #WorldFoodDay. The joy of our volunteers and the delicious smells of home cooked meals flow through the air, as they prepare for another big week. *Week 10, At #ARealMeal Delivery, has now made 26,800 meals collectively to date, with the help of our charity partners who continue to help us make this happen 7 days a week. BK 2 Basics Melb...ourne, Christmas on the Streets, Many Rooms, OzHarvest Melbourne #biglove2u2 Although our home cooked meals may only appear to be a small token of care, the amount of love and attention that goes into each meal outweighs the burdens for our friends in need. Our meals and deliveries offer them some sense of relief to one of feeling valued and cared for. As we pulled up to our usual delivery areas this week, we were greeted not only by those in crisis accommodation but also from those passing on the streets. Their greetings were of excitement seeing the TBU van on the streets but also a thankful acknowledgment of what the TBU symbol signifies to them; friendship and care. These are the moments that spur on our volunteers and keep those ovens in our kitchen burning. The love in our meals is still very much felt by our friends in need. Although we may not currently be able to sit and share a meal with our friends in need, we are still able to extend our hand of friendship by turning up each week to deliver our home cooked meals. All in an effort to fuel not only the body but the heart as well. Special thanks to our friends at The Project for coming down to share our story this week... #biglove2u2 #ourfriendsonthestreet #homelessness

01.01.2022 **10 years of TBU - We are blown away by the amount of support and love shown by everyone who viewed our story on The Project last night. A huge thank you to The Project for taking the time to film our story this weekend and airing last night. Those who may have missed the story, please see the link below. ... Big love to all and watch this space for more stories and updates during the week Share with like minds... Join us today and pay it forward to those in need. https://thebigumbrella.org/pay-it-forward-1/ #biglove #foodrescue #foodrelief #crisisaccommodation #homelessness #10years

01.01.2022 **Celebrating 10 years of TBU... What do we say after 10 years of service to our community... apart from, thank you! Thank you for letting us serve you! It's been our honour, an absolute privilege and we are proud to say, we are only just getting started. #biglove **It’s the people that matter most from the people we serve each day/ our street family, to our amazing corporate partners, supporters and the TBU volunteer family we have built, created and cared for along the w...ay, we love and appreciate you more than you will ever know. ‘Our volunteers & partners, really are the heartbeat of our organisation’ without your tireless dedication and support, TBU would simply not exist for #ourfriendsonthestreet **10 years as a 100% volunteer organisation is proof and testament that community spirit is alive in us all. In just 10 short years we have successfully created a 100% self funding charity organisation Wohoo! Our greatest success. **Over the last 10 years we have served 180,000 home cooked meals, rescuing 280 tonne of food, worked with 26,000 volunteers, built & managed a social enterprise cafe & food truck, created an award winning school VCAL program, rebuilt 2 schools, 3 homes in Nepal after the earthquake in 2015, and still run one of the most successful street children rehabilitation centres in Kathmandu. #goteam **TBU, proudly celebrating 10 years of BigLove to you, our TBU community. #biglove2u2 See more