Pet festival promo sees birds flying off the shelves

Published on 01 August 2018

This is not auto generated forum Epsom. “The tours, which were facilitated by The Green Gourmet, focused on nutritional and cost-effective choices to help families improve their eating habits while making their dollars go further. “Partnering with AnglicareSA Communities for Children was invaluable because it allowed us to target local families who would benefit the most from the program. The support of Drakes and Rotary Club of Seaford ensured a successful pilot program that provided us with plenty of learnings and feedback for next time.” Janine Carger, AnglicareSA Manager, Children and Families South, said the Smart Shopper Tours were a fantastic initiative at a time when many families are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. “Food security, healthy cheap meals, and opportunities for connection in the community for children and their families featured strongly in a community-wide consultation, undertaken by our Communities for Children Onkaparinga team,” Janine said. “This consultation highlighted a real interest and need within the community for more information and ways to save money in the supermarket. “Communities for Children reached out to the City of Onkaparinga, which was already working on food security within the community, regarding collaborating on developing a pilot program relevant to and within our own community.” The Smart Shopper Tour pilot was attended by 20 community members over the four sessions, with an equal split of families with young children and older adults with adult children. “At each of the sessions, the group was supportive of each other and shared ideas,” Janine said. “They were very engaged, asked lots of questions, and were eager to learn.