About the CARAD Pantry
CARAD provides many essential services to people seeking asylum that have nowhere else to turn. One of the most vital is our Pantry service. The CARAD Pantry runs entirely on donated items, sorted and lovingly packed by dedicated volunteers.
All the food and hygiene items we distribute are donated by many and various Western Australian organisations, schools and also generous individuals in the community. CARAD are thankful for the support of our fresh produce partner SecondBite who supply our fresh fruit and vegetables every week.
If you would like to be on our CARAD Pantry donor list or to join as a partner school please email pantry@carad.org.au. And remember keep an eye on our socials for priority items.
What to donate:
How to donate:
❤️ NEW: GIVE NOW — Support the CARAD Pantry with ease
Keeping the Pantry stocked is an ongoing challenge, and we know dropping donations to two temporary locations isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve introduced a new, simpler way to help:
✨ GIVE NOW – Direct Pantry Donations
You can now support the Pantry by setting up:
a one-off donation
or a weekly/fortnightly/monthly contribution
Your donation goes directly into the Pantry budget, allowing us to buy bulk essential items each week on your behalf.
We’ll take care of the shopping — and you’ll still be making an enormous difference.
Donation DROP OFF - Locations and times
Donations can be delivered to our temporary CARAD Pantry at 43-45 Star St (cnr Archer St), Carlisle, from 10am to 3pm Mondays and Thursdays only.
Call us on (08) 9227 7322 to find out on where to have your online orders delivered while the CARAD Pantry operates from a temporary location.
Please only donate sealed food items that are within their use by date.
Run a food or hygiene drive for the CARAD Pantry
Put a call out to your community (workplace, sports club, congregation, social group or book club or other) and gather items for one of our volunteers to collect, or you can delivery to the CARAD Office. We can help you, simply:
Contact pantry@carad.org.au or call 0491777697
Promote it!
Gather it!
Deliver your "drive collection” to the CARAD Pantry HQ (CARAD Office) OR request a pickup by one of our awesome CARAD volunteers.
Each week, CARAD receives donated food free of charge from SecondBite, one of Australia’s largest food rescue organisations. SecondBite provide fresh food and vegetables to our foodbank, which are then sorted and packed by our volunteers, to be distributed directly to our asylum seeking clients. The food provided makes a real difference to the lives of our CARAD families, and ensures that they have healthy, nutritious meals each week. Thank you to SecondBite for your generosity and support!