Rapid Relief Team - RRT NZ

Family Food Box – helping officers, help our community. Every year, thousands of Kiwi families are struggling to make ends meet with continual rising costs of housing, schooling and everyday food necessities. Sadly, this often results in family violence and situations where police become involved.

The RRT Family Food Box is an alternative way that Police Officers can help bring in relief to families in need. Often situations arise due to a lack of money in the household to provide food for the children.

RRT have chosen a selection of nutritious and healthy everyday food items to provide enough food to feed a family for 1-2 days.

RRT donate Family Food Boxes to various Police stations throughout New Zealand, and these are handed to vulnerable families in times of desperate need.

We believe this is one way to show genuine kindness and help to Kiwis in need.

Keep reading below to hear stories from grateful Family Food Box recipients.

“Upon opening the given food box, the person was so overwhelmed he flung his arms around the constable and gave him a huge hug. The experience had a massive impact on both the receiver and the officer. It is amazing how a little kindness goes a long way.”

"The police took a food box to the house and provided breakfast for the hungry kids! It was such a good feeling to help provide for these children and it also enabled time for support services to engage with the family in order to guide them back to financial independence.”

More stories like these can be found on our website https://nz.rapidreliefteam.org/family-food-box/.