A new multimillion-dollar centre has opened, bringing several services under one roof for people facing food and financial insecurity.
The facility will allow The Everyday Foundation to expand its support for Sunshine Coast families as cost-of-living pressures continue.
The Currie Street site houses the foundation’s low-cost food outlet, emergency relief program, meal-support kitchen and social-enterprise cafe.
Anyone can shop at the supermarket and cafe, with every dollar spent helping fund programs for locals in need.
Member for Nicklin Marty Hunt cut the ribbon on Thursday, alongside Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki and foundation’s directors Jonathan and Chloe Gullo.
“The Everyday Foundation does an incredible job supporting local people and families who are doing it tough, particularly as cost-of-living pressures continue to bite,” Mr Hunt said.
He said the supermarket would provide “practical, dignified support for people when they need it most”.
“This is a great example of government working alongside trusted local organisations that know their community, understand where the need is, and make every dollar count.”
The foundation previously had a smaller centre at nearby Howard Street.
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Director Jonathan Gullo said the foundation was excited for its next chapter and to see the impact the new facility will have on the town and wider community.
“The Everyday Foundation has been serving this community for more than 20 years, and this building means we finally have the room to grow alongside the increasing need for food relief on the Sunshine Coast,” he said.
“We would like to thank the Crisafulli Government for their generous $1 million contribution to this project. It’s an investment that will support this community for decades to come.”
The Currie Street facility brings together programs previously spread across separate sites, with the low-cost food outlet and emergency relief program relocating from Howard Street, and the Daily Bread meal-support kitchen moving from its off-site location at a local church.
