Foodbank SA and Health Partners team up, so no school child goes hungry

In November 2022 Foodbank SA welcomed the support of our new partner: Health Partners, a not-for-profit health fund, committed to making a positive and sustainable difference for their members, their people and their local community. 

The basic need for food is a foundational health requirement, which sadly is not met for 1.3 million children going hungry in Australia, living in severely food insecure households according to Foodbank’s Hunger Report 2022. In South Australia alone, 78,000 kids are experiencing severe food insecurity which means they are skipping meals or sometimes go whole days without food. 52% of Aussie households with children have experienced food insecurity at some point in the last 12 months.  

Health Partners has come on board to support our School Programs, to ensure that no child attends school with a rumbling tummy. Not having access to enough healthy food has a significant impact on children’s school day, overall attendance and learning capabilities as well as their growth and development. 

“Eating breakfast has an immediate effect giving students consistent nourishment that has an impact on their everyday lives and school performance. Without the support of the program and wonderful volunteers this would not be possible.”
-Jody Macri, Junior School Counsellor, Ocean View College 

“Breakfast has an enormous effect on our students as they go into class feeling contented and ready to start the day. We have no doubt that breakfast improves their ability to concentrate, stay on task and get along with others.”
-Chris Elliot, School Counsellor, Hendon Primary School 

Health Partners are supporting school programs through funding and staff volunteering. To thank their members for choosing Health Partners for their health insurance, Health Partners have donated 3 breakfasts per member. That means together Health Partners members are supporting the donation of over 150,000 breakfasts for school children ever year. 

“The breakfast program is a fantastic program that benefits a number of children regularly. There is a group of children who come from different towns who leave quite early in the morning and don’t often have time for breakfast before getting on the bus. The breakfast program supports healthy eating and is also an opportunity for children to chat and calm down before going to class. It also allows children to develop some independence at preparing and cleaning up for themselves.”
–Berri Primary School

Looking for a new Health Insurance provider? Why not look at this South Australian not-for-profit health fund? You can find out more on their website here.