When Sydney's Kirsty Parkes began her community service last August, about two or three dozen people would come to pick up free food every day. Now, the food bank feeds an average of 5 people a day.
The Rev Bill Crews Foundation, which now offers 1600,<> free meals a day, is getting longer. The recipients are no longer just the original homeless population, but also those living in social security housing and receiving subsidies, the "working poor", and children and mothers fleeing domestic violence.