Staying true to ISKCON’s Founder Acharya, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada’s, vision that peace and prosperity be brought to the world through the distribution of sanctified vegetarian meals prepared with love and devotion, ISKCON Melbourne has continued to reach wide and far taking part in the distribution of nutritious free vegetarian meals.
Maintaining the goal, also expressed by their Founder, that no one within a 10-mile radius from an ISKCON centre should go hungry the Melbourne Hare Krishnas are also distributing their delicious vegetarian meals, delighting many Melbournians.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melbourne Temple had been distributing hundreds of free vegetarian meals for those in need through the Temple property, as well as providing budget meals through the Hare Krishna Movement’s three city restaurants.
With restrictions coming into place for Melbourne they decided to reach out to the community in new ways. A delivery program was started and Hare Krishna Food for Life now delivers meals daily to those in need, those affected by the pandemic and has also developed an online ordering system to satisfy those who still wish to order the meals that are no longer able to go into the restaurants. The Food for Life Program continues to provide daily meals to those in need for free.