SumoSalad and Vinnies team up to give back to the community

Sarah Stowe

SumoSalad is teaming up with Vinnies this winter to give back to the homeless of our community.

In a blog post on the SumoSalad website, the healthy fast food franchise has outlined the seriousness of homelessness and the societal misconceptions that are tied to it.

The SumoSalad team recently attended training session for the Vinnies NSW Night Patrol, which is a service that offers meals to people experiencing homelessness around Sydney’s CBD.

“What struck us was that the people coming to visit the night patrol more often than not don’t come for the food; they come for the sense of community and the ability to have a connection with people. For some, this may be the only chance they get to talk to someone all day,” via the SumoSalad blog post.

In this piece – and as an extension of their joint initiative with Vinnies – SumoSalad put together a list of dos and don’ts for when one approaches a homeless person: for them things such as “Hi, how is your day going?” are far better than “Here’s some money, don’t spend it on drugs or alcohol”.

SumoSalad and Vinnies are hoping to raise awareness about homelessness and to quash all the misguided notions of homeless people.