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About Eating With Friends
 Eating With Friends (EWF) involves bringing people together to enjoy
a meal, make new friends and delight in new experiences.
Since its inception in 2000, EWF has become a community driven initiative
with approximately twenty five EWF groups operating throughout Tasmania.
There are a number of organisations involved in running the groups
including:
- Community groups
- Schools
- Churches
- Neighbourhood houses
- Ethnic communities
- Health centres
Volunteers and workers from these organisations plan and run the
group's activities.
A Steering Committee has been active since the early days of EWF.
The Steering Committee has encouraged and supported new and existing
groups by providing advice, support and resources.
An EWF Project is currently funded by the Department of Veterans'
Affairs for two years to provide support and resources to individuals,
groups and organisations wishing to establish an EWF group or be
involved with an existing group.
Eating With Friends Project
June 2006 - June 2008
Goal of Project
The Eating With Friends (EWF) Project aims to promote and support
the development and sustainability of volunteer EWF groups throughout
the State, with a particular focus on expanding the concept and
groups in the north, north east and north west of Tasmania.
 Objectives
The objectives of the EWF Project are:
- To increase the number of EWF groups in the state by at least
ten, particularly in the north, east and west regions, as a means
of reducing social isolation and developing friendships amongst
older Tasmanians.
- To promote the EWF core values and support new and existing groups
in their adoption.
- To raise the profile of EWF through the use of promotional strategies
that enhance understanding about the concept and encourage its
adoption.
- To develop an understanding of the factors that enable or act
as barriers in the operation of EWF groups.
- To investigate the models of support that enhance the sustainability
of EWF groups and promote them.
Eating With Friends Core Values Statement
Eating With Friends aims to address the issues of social isolation
and poor nutrition among older people by working with communities
and volunteer groups to provide regular group meals to older, isolated
Tasmanians and other target groups as may be appropriate.
The EWF groups practice and promote the EWF core values.
These values are:
- Provide low cost, varied and nutritious meals.
- Encourage a culture of inclusiveness - everybody is welcome to
attend.
- Target interested people who are socially isolated.
- Draw upon and use, where able, local community resources. For
example: community transport, local venues, funding opportunities,
etc.
- Provide an opportunity for community members to participate and
be involved in the running of the group and meal preparation in
a volunteer capacity.
- Respond to the needs of the local community.
- Ensure appropriate access is provided where needed. For example:
transport, disabled access venues, meals for special need groups
e.g. diabetic, hypertensive, high cholesterol, etc.
Resources
[Further Resources.]
Eating With Friends Action Kit
An Action Kit is available for purchase to assist in the establishment
of an Eating With Friends (EWF) Group. The EWF concept is a very
flexible model that can be adapted across a broad range of locations
and interest groups.
The Action Kit presents a step by step guide to identifying the local
needs and resources, and establishing and maintaining a group. The
ideas and suggestions can be modified to suit specific requirements
and circumstances and provide a useful starting point.
The Action Kit is made up of the following sections:
- Starting up
- Management Committee
- Finding a Venue
- Your first function
- Finding funding and donations
- Finding Participants
- Recruiting Volunteers
- Organising Transport
- Food and menu-planning
- Food safety
- Promotion through the media
- Planning special functions
- Other activities
- Keeping going
- Active Participation
- Money and budgeting
- Different models
- Eating With Friends Groups & Contacts
- Useful Contacts
To order a free copy of the Action Kit please phone (03) 6223 1266 (Eat
Well Tasmania) or click here to download an electronic
copy of the Action KIt.
Eating With Friends Pamphlet and Poster
An EWF pamphlet and poster are available to promote your EWF group
to recruit participants or when starting up. The pamphlet and poster
can be personalised with your contact details to suit your requirements.
To order a copy of the poster or pamphlet please phone (03) 6223 1266
(Eat Well Tasmania).
Eating With Friends Groups around the State
To find out if there is an EWF group in your area contact (03) 6223
1266 (Eat Well Tasmania) or
to see if there is an EWF group in your area click
here.
Eating With Friends Steering Committee
EWF is a partnership between several organisations. These organisations
are represented on the EWF Steering Committee.
- West Moonah Eating With Friends
- Eat Well Tasmania
- Glenorchy City Council
- Tasmanian Association of Community Houses
- Department of Veteran's Affairs
- Department of Health and Human Services , Community Nutrition
Unit
For further information contact:
Eat Well Tasmania
Telephone: (03) 6223 1266
Fax: (03) 6223 1244
Email:
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