Husband and wife duo Roger and Lana Borg set up Mama Lana’s in Penrith in 2013.  Their Community Foundation is a registered not-forprofit charity which helps those experiencing homelessness and disadvantaged by providing them with meals and support six nights a week.  

Mama Lana’s is a much-needed community service, which sees Lana cooking between 300-350 meals per night. The organisation continues to feel the pinch as times are tough and donations waiver.  

Enrich Abilities is a charitable, not-for-profit, which specialises in delivering temporary, fixed term and permanent workforce solutions to disability, aged care and community services organisations across the country. They have  generously donated $20,000 to Mama Lana’s, to help fight food relief in Western Sydney.  

Whilst Lana says that the $20,000 donation will go “a long way” and have a “direct impact”, organisations like this one need more funding that ever before.   

Both individuals and families living in Penrith continue to grapple with food insecurity, as food prices continue to soar, coupled with a worsening cost-of-living crisis. The Foodbank Hunger Report 2023 shows that over a third of Australians struggled to afford food last year, and that NSW is the equal-lowest food secure state.  

Enrich Abilities presented Mama Lana’s with the $20,000 cheque at the Christmas in July fundraiser on the 18th July at The Log Cabin, Penrith, which was specifically supporting the homeless in Penrith.  

Peter McKendry, CEO of Enrich Abilities, says: “We believe in having a positive impact and giving back to the communities where we live and work. This has always been one of our company mottos.  

“Food insecurity is a real issue that is affecting some of our most vulnerable individuals and families. With our donation to Mama Lana’s, we hope to play a vital role in building a safer, stronger and more connected community in Penrith, as the work that they are doing goes right to the heart of tackling this issue.”  

Mama Lana’s Director, Roger Borg, says: “We are incredibly grateful and thankful to Peter and Enrich Abilities for their generous donation – this sum of money will certainly go a long way and will help ease the burden that is being faced by many.”