Meals @ the Bridge

is now focusing on a community program & addiction recovery in Bendigo –

Eagles Corner

Please contact us if you are seeking a referral

Meal service @ St Lukes

Due to the ongoing effects of Covid and consequent reduction in the number of volunteers, our Saturday meal service has been suspended.

However on Wednesday there is a meeting at 11am for fellowship and then lunch is served

Winter clothing available

Meals @ the Bridge with Rally4Ever and our Eagles Corner staff Michelle & Simon

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You can get more information at: info@eaglescorner.org or our website:

eaglescorner.org

Meals @ the Bridge Lifeline Inc. is dedicated to serving Australia’s homeless, marginalised and socially disadvantaged persons.

We strongly believe in giving people a sense of purpose and value.

Our ultimate aim is to transform individual lives

Meals @ the Bridge began in 2011 on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne's CBD. This story was recorded back in May 2017.

In 2018 we moved to St. Luke's hall in South Melbourne where we continued to provide meals, drinks, clothing, blankets and sleeping bags.

The sharing of food is a metaphor for all that Meals @ the Bridge stands for. Preparing & eating a meal in a community setting brings people together in friendship. It helps to restore in people who are marginalised, not just their health & strength, but also a sense of belonging. It shows each & every person around the table that they are all valued.

Our name comes from the classic song “Bridge Over Troubled Water” which speaks of people who are “down & out and on the street ”. Homelessness is not simply having no place to call home. It is more a lack of connection to family & society in general.

We seek to provide that bridge between the lowest point that a human being can reach & a new life of hope, belonging & purpose. “When friends just can’t be found & darkness comes”

This will build self-esteem, dignity and a sense of belonging to replace the rejection, abuse and loneliness that they have experienced.

A caring community was established around the basic concept of a shared meal. Our inspiration came from Jesus’ exhortation in Luke to provide a “banquet to the poor, the disadvantaged & the outcast”

Meals @ the Bridge is now located in Bendigo joining with 2 organisations with a shared vision - Impact Recovery & Rally4Ever. By combining expertise & resources we will bring positive outcomes to the community we serve.