Tasmanian Social Wholesaler - lowering the cost of food for community agencies.
Southern region agency survey.

During this challenging cost of living crisis in Tasmania, we understand that your organisation’s budget needs to stretch as far as possible. Loaves and Fishes is expanding the service we offer to community agencies – we want to help combat the rising cost of food and high supermarket prices by offering affordable, reliable, and convenient access to quality food that adds to your food relief and/or community food programs. This will mean your agency can purchase a wide variety of fresh food and staples at prices lower than supermarket prices, stretching your agencies budget further and so you can support more people in your community.

(This proposed new service will not replace our existing service distributing rescued food and meals. It will be an additional service. In the first phase it will be offered to agencies in the Southern Region only).

This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We will use the information to help us to design the social wholesaler model. We value your opinions.

If you have any questions about the survey please contact Social Wholesaler Project Coordinator Chez Orchard chez.orchard@loavesandfishestasmania.org.au

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* 1. First a little about your agency. Which local government area is your agency located in?

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* 2. What town or suburb is your agency located in ?

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* 3. What types of emergency food relief services do you offer to your community? Tick all that apply

Breakfast program

Food pantry where clients choose what they would like

Vouchers to buy food from the local supermarket

Emergency hampers with agency selected foods in it

Free meals to eat at our agency

Free meals to take home

Access to donated bread whenever needed

Community members can help themselves to the food grown in our community garden

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Beyond providing emergency food relief, what other types of community food programs do you deliver for your community? Please tick all that apply

We teach cooking

We teach budgeting

We provide information about affordable places to shop locally

We cook and serve a regular meal for community members to enjoy together

We teach how to grow your own food

We have an affordable veggie box scheme

We have a low cost food co-op

We sell low-cost meals

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Thinking about the last 6 months, which Tasmanian community members commonly present to your agency needing emergency food relief? Please tick all that apply

Single people

Families with children

Young people (18-24 years old)

Older Tasmanians (65 and older)

Single parents

People with a disability

Migrants and/or refugees in Tasmania

Community members who are unemployed

Community members who are employed

Couples

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are the main reasons that are currently triggering community members to need emergency food relief support? Please tick all that apply.

The cost of housing, whether renting or paying a mortgage, has increased

They do not have secure ongoing housing

They recieved a big bill, for example from a utility company, car registration/insurance etc

They recently lost their job

Their Centrelink payment is insufficient to cover all household costs

Their wages are insufficient to cover all household costs

Health issues (physical or mental health)

They don’t have enough work hours

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Thinking about the last 6 months, do you think demand for emergency relief is?

Stable

Increasing a bit

Increasing a lot

Decreasing

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* 8. When thinking about supporting food security in your community, what is important to your agency?

	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Not sure
Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency	Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency Not important	Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency Somewhat important	Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency Important	Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency Very important	Providing food relief should be dignified because all people have unique circumstances and deserve respect and agency Not sure
Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food	Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food Not important	Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food Somewhat important	Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food Important	Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food Very important	Food relief should nourish people, promote wellbeing and not contribute to health risks, so should focus on providing healthy food Not sure
Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support	Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support Not important	Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support Somewhat important	Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support Important	Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support Very important	Food relief should consider people's other needs because addressing food insecurity requires more than food, such as access to other services and support Not sure
Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered	Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered Not important	Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered Somewhat important	Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered Important	Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered Very important	Food relief access should be easy because requiring proof of need or other barriers makes people feel judged, unwelcome and/or disempowered Not sure
Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities	Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities Not important	Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities Somewhat important	Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities Important	Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities Very important	Accessing food relief should be an opportunity to increase social connections such as volunteering and participating in activities Not sure

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* 9. While we do not plan to change our existing food relief service, Loaves and Fishes Tasmania is establishing an additional social wholesale service. The service would support agencies to get good value from their limited budgets and increase the variety of food available for their communities. Would your agency consider buying fresh and staple foods at lower than supermarket prices from Loaves and Fishes?

Yes

Maybe

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* 10. What from the list below would you be interested to buy from the social wholesaler? Please tick all that apply

Fresh fruit

Fresh vegetables

Nutritious ready to eat meals - family size

Nutritious ready to eat meals - single serves

Dry goods such as rice, flour, pasta, sugar, tea, for example

Tinned goods such as tomatoes, legumes, corn, for example

Dairy including milk and yoghurt

A box kit with all the ingredients and recipe to make a meal for a family

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Thinking about the social wholesaler, what will be important to your agency?

	Not important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Not applicable
The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses	The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses Not important	The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses Somewhat important	The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses Important	The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses Very important	The wholesale service should where possible source from Tasmanian farmers and businesses Not applicable
The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal	The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal Not important	The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal Somewhat important	The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal Important	The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal Very important	The fruit and vegetables should be fresh and seasonal Not applicable
The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket	The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket Not important	The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket Somewhat important	The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket Important	The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket Very important	The price of food should be at least 20% lower than our local supermarket Not applicable
The social wholesaler should create local jobs	The social wholesaler should create local jobs Not important	The social wholesaler should create local jobs Somewhat important	The social wholesaler should create local jobs Important	The social wholesaler should create local jobs Very important	The social wholesaler should create local jobs Not applicable
The social wholesaler should create training opportunities	The social wholesaler should create training opportunities Not important	The social wholesaler should create training opportunities Somewhat important	The social wholesaler should create training opportunities Important	The social wholesaler should create training opportunities Very important	The social wholesaler should create training opportunities Not applicable
We would like online ordering	We would like online ordering Not important	We would like online ordering Somewhat important	We would like online ordering Important	We would like online ordering Very important	We would like online ordering Not applicable
In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security	In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security Not important	In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security Somewhat important	In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security Important	In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security Very important	In the future we would like to move towards a model with minimal free food and be able to offer affordable choices to support our community food security Not applicable

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* 12. What would be your best day/s to recieve deliveries from the social wholesaler? Please tick all that apply

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

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* 13. How much does your agency currently spend per week topping up its food relief to meet the needs of your community? (Please include the cost of supermarket vouchers and ingredients for community meals you provide)

Up to $50 per week

$51-100 per week

$101-150 per week

$151 - 250 per week

More than $250 per week

We dont buy extra food or supermarket vouchers to top up our food relief

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* 14. Thinking about the last 6 months, is the amount of money your agency is spending on food ?

Stable

Increasing a bit

Increasing a lot

Decreasing

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* 15. Thinking about the social wholesaler what else would you like us to consider? Please tell us in a couple of sentences. Remember, our existing service will not change when we introduce this new service.

Thank you very much for taking the time to provide your valuable feedback. From the team at Loaves and Fishes Tasmania, we really appreciate it and the great work you do in your community supporting Tasmanians.

If you would like to learn more about the Tasmanian Social Wholesaler, please add your contact details below. We will be in touch to share more. There is no obligation to purchase through the Tasmanian Social Wholesaler.

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* 16. Agency contact details

Name

Agency name

Email Address

Phone Number

Tasmanian Social Wholesaler - lowering the cost of food for community agencies.Southern region agency survey.

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* 1. First a little about your agency. Which local government area is your agency located in?

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* 2. What town or suburb is your agency located in ?

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* 3. What types of emergency food relief services do you offer to your community? Tick all that apply

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* 4. Beyond providing emergency food relief, what other types of community food programs do you deliver for your community? Please tick all that apply

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* 5. Thinking about the last 6 months, which Tasmanian community members commonly present to your agency needing emergency food relief? Please tick all that apply

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* 6. What are the main reasons that are currently triggering community members to need emergency food relief support? Please tick all that apply.

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* 7. Thinking about the last 6 months, do you think demand for emergency relief is?

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* 8. When thinking about supporting food security in your community, what is important to your agency?

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* 10. What from the list below would you be interested to buy from the social wholesaler? Please tick all that apply

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* 11. Thinking about the social wholesaler, what will be important to your agency?

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* 12. What would be your best day/s to recieve deliveries from the social wholesaler? Please tick all that apply

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* 13. How much does your agency currently spend per week topping up its food relief to meet the needs of your community? (Please include the cost of supermarket vouchers and ingredients for community meals you provide)

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* 14. Thinking about the last 6 months, is the amount of money your agency is spending on food ?

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* 15. Thinking about the social wholesaler what else would you like us to consider? Please tell us in a couple of sentences. Remember, our existing service will not change when we introduce this new service.

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* 16. Agency contact details

Tasmanian Social Wholesaler - lowering the cost of food for community agencies.
Southern region agency survey.