City of Sydney awards Lou's with a Food Support Grant

Lou's Place is thrilled to be the recipient of a City of Sydney grant as part of their summer round of Food Support Grants. 

An essential part of Lou’s Place’s service to the community is the provision of free, nutritious home-cooked meals served in a safe and welcoming environment.  Our goal in providing these meals is threefold: first, to offer nutritious food that meets the needs of the women; second, to build trust for longer-term engagement; and third, to encourage social interaction. What better way to foster connection than over a meal cooked with love? For many homeless women, these meals are a basic necessity and a vital part of maintaining their welfare. 

Over the past 25 years, more than 145,000 hot lunches have been lovingly prepared by our incredible team of 100+ volunteer chefs. We’ve also distributed takeaway meals and food vouchers, ensuring that no woman leaves Lou's Place feeling hungry!

As more women access our services, we are now aiming to provide over 10,000 meals each year.  This is made possible through the generous support of food rescue services such as Oz Harvest and Too Good Co., who have been donating food to Lou's for the past 10 years. These donations are supplemented with wholesale pantry and meat purchases, funded by the City of Sydney Grant and other philanthropic contributions.  We are deeply grateful for their ongoing support of Lou's Place.

Lou's kitchen volunteers

Lunch at Lou’s