Meals @ the Bridge

NOW OPEN - Meal Service

@ Power Neighbourhood House

@ Power NH House Ashwood

Free Lunch service Tuesdays 11.30am to 1pm

Meals @ the Bridge continue to build the Meal Service and community program in Ashwood.

Power NH House Tuesday Lunch

Powerhouse Community Centre - The sharing of food is a metaphor for all that Meals @ the Bridge stands for. All are welcome on Tuesdays from 11.30am to 1pm.

Mundy St Bendigo Lunch

Meals @ the Bridge are proud to have initiated and set up the Meal Service @ Bendigo. In 2025 this service has continued to be provided by our good friends from Impact Recovery.

Hill Top Cafe - Sharing a meal in a community setting brings people together to help give a sense of purpose & value. Mondays from 12pm.

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You can get more information or reach out to us via: info@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 news story was recorded back in May 2017.

In 2018 we transitioned across to St. Luke's hall in South Melbourne where we continued to provide meals, drinks, clothing, blankets and sleeping bags until COVID closed down our services in April 2020.

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.

Thank you to our partners:

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