ABOUT
Kathryn, the founder of The Fourth Place, is an experienced Speech Pathologist who has worked across various regions of Australia with different age groups and across a range of clinical contexts. She grew up in a food focused family where culture and togetherness were iterated through cooking and sharing meals. To this day, it continues to be her therapy and one of her favourite past times.
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The idea of The Fourth Place sprang from years of working with people living with dysphagia and supporting them and their families or other supports to create meals that brought the same level of joy, purpose and community while requiring food and drink modifications for their health and safety.
MISSION
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Highlight the value that food brings to our lives.
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Increase the collective awareness of dysphagia.
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Bridge the innovation and creativity of our local food culture with the dysphagia community.
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Educate and upskill others to create quality modified meals.
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Promote access and inclusion around mealtimes.
VISION
An inclusive food culture that explores our relationships with food and brings the same level of inspiration, creativity and innovation to the dysphagia community that exists in the mainstream.
