Help us fill our community pantries
As living costs continue to rise, more local families and individuals are visiting our community pantries for food and essential items each week.
We operate two community pantries in Tuggeranong and Gungahlin, supporting more than 20,000 people across Canberra each year with free and low-cost food, personal care items, and household essentials.
Our pantries receive no ongoing government funding. Donations from local businesses, schools, community groups, and individuals keep our shelves stocked and our doors open.
With support from partners including Foodbank Australia, OzHarvest and SecondBite we can continue providing essential support to people across Canberra.
What to Donate
We will gladly accept donations of food (including gluten-free) and essential items for:
You can also download our shopping list of items we need (please remember gluten-free foods too) (pdf).
Where to drop off your donations
- Tuggeranong Community Centre, 245 Cowlishaw Street, Greenway. Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm.
- Calwell Shopping Centre, 7 Webber Crescent, Calwell.
- Cooleman Court, Brierly St, Weston ACT 2611. (Ground floor, near the elevator)
- Gungahlin Community Pantry, 47 Ernest Cavanagh Street, Gungahlin. Mon-Fri 9 am – 3 pm.
- Gungahlin Village, 46 Hibberson St, Gungahlin.
- Gungahlin Marketplace, 33 Hibberson St, Gungahlin.
- Denman Village Community Centre, 5 Felstead Vista, Denman Prospect. Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm.
- Communities at Work Holder, 172 Dixon Drive, Holder. Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm.
Other ways to help
Organise a Community Food Collection
Bring your workplace, school, community group, neighbours, or friends together to collect food and essential items for local families that need our support.
We can provide a list of the most needed pantry items, along with a Community Food Collection Toolkit filled with resources to help you get started.
If you have any questions, you can contact our team on 6293 6500, email admin@commsatwork.org or fill out the form to register.
Learn how to run a Community Food Collection
Looking for inspiration ideas? |
The CANstruction ChallengeCreate a friendly competition with your workplace, friends, family, or neighbourhood by running a CANstruction challenge. Build creative structures using donated food cans and essential items, then donate everything to our community pantries afterwards. Create teams, choose a theme, and award prizes for the most creative design, biggest structure, or healthiest collection. This winter, our theme is Cold Canberra, Warm Hearts.Why not build a giant heart using canned food and fill it with essential items for local families in need? We’d love to see what your team creates. |
| Learn how to run a CANstruction Challenge | |
Supporting local families across Canberra
Every donation helps local people access food, essential items, and emergency relief during difficult times.
Whether you donate food, household essentials, or make a financial contribution, your support helps keep our community pantries running for people across Canberra who need them most.
Our community pantries are open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm, providing free and low-cost food, limited assistance with medical scripts, and connections to other local support services.
If you need help dropping off donations, contact our team on 6293 6500 or email admin@commsatwork.org.
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