Foodbank Archives - Women's Agenda

food insecurity

‘Not a fringe issue’: 1 in 3 Australian households facing food insecurity

One in three households experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months, while nearly 7 in 10 single-parent households now food insecure.

Brianna Casey

Foodbank boss Brianna Casey got her first CEO role at 23. Storytelling and advocacy made it happen

Foodbank CEO Brianna Casey is the lastest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.

hunger

Australia has a hunger problem: 1 in 4 women have experienced food insecurity in the past year

Australia has a growing hunger problem and women are 50 percent more likely to experience food insecurity and hunger than men.

‘We’re not going to rest until we’ve done this’: Why Foodbank’s CEO Brianna Casey demands a national food insecurity strategy

Four million Australians, at some period over the last 12 months, have experienced extreme hunger. One in five of these people are children.