Social Supermarkets: What are they and what works?
Description
When emergency food relief can no longer meet the scale, complexity, or dignity required to support households under sustained cost-of-living pressure, social supermarkets are emerging as a practical, place-based response.
Join Sustain: The Australian Food Network, Churchill Fellow Rodney Spinks, and Felicia Bell from Geelong Foodshare for a one-hour webinar exploring the social supermarket model - what it is, how it works in practice, and what lessons from Australia and overseas can inform more effective, dignified approaches to food access.
Drawing on Rodney’s extensive community services experience and his Churchill Fellowship research into international best practice, alongside Felicia’s leadership in regional food relief and redistribution through Geelong Foodshare, this session will examine how social supermarkets sit between emergency food relief and mainstream retail, supporting choice, dignity, and longer-term food security.
Who should attend
This webinar is relevant for:
Local government officers and councillors
Public Health Unit staff and health promotion practitioners
Community service organisations and NGOs
Food relief and food access providers
Social enterprise and community development practitioners
Researchers, advocates, and policymakers working in food systems and equity
Attendees will gain practical insights into when social supermarkets work well, key considerations, and how these models can complement existing food relief responses in local contexts.
Speaker information:
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