Sikh Volunteers Australia is among those finding it harder to serve the community because it is being hit by cost of living pressures. AustraliaSikh notforprofit costofliving auspol
During the height of the pandemic, Sikh Volunteers Australia cooked and delivered around 1500 to 1800 meals in a single day.Australian not-for-profit organisations say cost of living pressures are impacting their ability to meet the needs of disadvantaged communities.
“Not long ago, we could get a 20-kilogram bag of onions for somewhere between $12 and $15. The cost of those bags are now sitting over $25 or $28," Mr Singh told SBS News. Mr Singh said the impact of that could mean further reducing the service area the organisation covers or having to go through the lengthy process of recruiting, training, and managing new volunteers."Considering the situation now, probably, we need to have at least 200 to 300 more volunteers on board," he said.
"But if these things keep on continuing - less volunteers, a lot more costs - probably the kitchen facility wouldn't be able to serve to its full capacity." ASRC chief executive Kon Karapanagiotidis says demand for the charity's food relief services doubled during the pandemic and is unlikely to ease.Mr Karapanagiotidis said that situation is made all the more challenging by the demand for the ASRC's services remaining at the high levels they reached during the peak of the pandemic.
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