Lighthouse Care 2026 EOFY Appeal
2026 EOFY Appeal

Help keep food, dignity and hope within reach.

Before June 30, your tax-deductible donation can help Lighthouse Care support families through affordable groceries, emergency food relief, disaster response, home delivery, community programs and practical care where it is needed most.

Donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible in Australia. Your gift supports Lighthouse Care’s broader mission and helps us respond to the greatest needs in front of us.

Family with trolleys of food
Where needed most Flexible giving for real community impact
590,000+ People received food support in 2025
32,824 $25 trolleys provided in 2025
7,105 Home deliveries completed in 2025
4,000+ Free meals served at Good Food Festival
Why give now?

The pressure on families has not eased.

For many households, the weekly grocery shop has become one of the hardest parts of the budget. Rent, fuel, power, school costs and everyday essentials are all competing for the same limited income.

Lighthouse Care exists to meet people in that pressure with practical help. Sometimes that looks like affordable groceries. Sometimes it looks like an emergency hamper, a home delivery, disaster support, a free trolley, Christmas gifts for vulnerable children, or a community event where families can enjoy a day out without cost.

Your EOFY donation helps keep this support moving and gives our team the flexibility to respond to the most urgent needs in front of us.

Food being served to the community at the Good Food Festival
Lighthouse Care bags filled with groceries and emergency supplies
Lighthouse Care trainees in store
What your donation supports

One donation helps power many forms of care.

These are examples of the work your giving helps make possible across Lighthouse Care. Donations are used where they are needed most so we can keep responding wisely, quickly and generously.

Lighthouse Care store team and trainees
Food relief

Affordable groceries

Helping families stretch their budget further through low-cost groceries, weekly specials, essential items and our $25 Trolley program.

Emergency food bags packed in a car
Crisis support

Emergency food relief

Providing practical support for people facing sudden hardship, crisis, unemployment, domestic violence, illness or unexpected financial stress.

Community recovery support bags
Access

Home delivery

Making food support more accessible for families who face transport barriers, illness, disability, caring responsibilities or other challenges.

Emergency services responding during community recovery
Readiness

Disaster response

Helping Lighthouse Care stay ready to provide food, supplies and reassurance when storms, floods and emergencies place families under pressure.

Free food being cooked at the Good Food Festival
Community

Good Food Festival

Supporting free community events that give families food, fun, activities, essentials and a day out without the financial burden.

Christmas gifts being prepared through Lighthouse Care
Christmas support

Santa’s Little Helpers

Helping vulnerable children experience dignity, joy and kindness at Christmas through personalised gifts and support.

Good Food pasta meal being served
Social enterprise

Good Food

Helping build scalable food relief through a social enterprise grocery brand where profits support Aussie families.

Volunteers welcoming people at the Good Food Festival
People

Pathways and volunteers

Supporting volunteers, trainees, community partnerships and practical opportunities that help people build confidence and connection.

Cotton candy being prepared for families at the Good Food Festival
Capacity

More room to serve

Investing in the behind-the-scenes systems, warehouse space, cold storage and operations needed to support more families well.

Most needed

Your gift gives us flexibility to respond.

Food relief changes week to week. Demand shifts. Emergencies happen. Families arrive with different needs. That is why this appeal supports Lighthouse Care’s broader mission rather than locking your donation to one specific program.

Your giving helps us make practical decisions in real time and direct support to the places where it can make the greatest difference.

When you donate, you help us say yes to the needs right in front of us.

How your generosity helps

Practical help. Real dignity. Lasting hope.

It helps families now

Your donation helps provide immediate support for households under pressure, so families can access food and essentials when they need help most.

It helps us prepare

Flexible giving allows us to plan ahead, stock up, improve systems and respond quickly when demand increases or disaster hits.

It protects dignity

We believe food relief should feel practical, welcoming and respectful. Your support helps families receive help without shame.

It multiplies impact

Through partnerships, social enterprise and community programs, your gift helps us stretch every dollar further and reach more people.

Give before June 30

Make your EOFY donation count for families doing it tough.

Your tax-deductible gift helps Lighthouse Care provide food relief, affordable groceries, disaster support, community care and practical hope where it is needed most.