The Bread & Butter Project
Supporting training and employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers
The Bread & Butter Project is Australia’s first social enterprise bakery, and produces a wide range of quality artisan sourdough breads, specialty loaves, rolls, brioche and pastries that are the perfect combination of flavour, crust and crumb.
Importantly, every slice of their delicious bread helps provide training and employment in the baking industry for people seeking refuge and asylum in Australia. During their time with The Bread & Butter Project, trainees undergo a six-to-eight-month traineeship that includes intensive English and numeracy tutoring, TAFE accreditation and on-the-job training, as well as job readiness support.
Since 2013, this program has been creating a lasting intergenerational impact, by boosting our trainees’ prospects of successful resettlement and employment, while building a strong sense of belonging in the Australian community.
In April 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Woolworths established a partnership with The Bread & Butter Project to stock their “feel good” bread in selected Woolworths Metro stores across NSW and the ACT. This means that with your help, we are educating our next generation of bakers, as they bake loaves that save lives.
