Every Sunday, the Singh and Kaur family starts cooking curry and rice in the early hours, then takes the food and care packages to Hamilton's needy. They serve at Garden Place, the KFC on Ulster Street, and in Fairfield.

A Hamilton family have taken to the streets to feed and clothe Hamilton's most needy.

The Singh and Kaur family wake at 3am each Sunday and cook pots of curry and rice and brew Milo.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Seerat Singh hands out warm milo.

The family is part of Hamilton's Sikh Sangat group and along with other members of the group, they give out care packs with toothpaste and feminine hygiene products. The group buy socks, beanies, even shoes and jackets for those who need them the most.

It's part of their religion, Sikhism, to care for those who are less privileged. But the immigrant family also say it's part of giving back to the city they consider home.

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DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Seerat Singh dishes a cup of rice and curry.

On Sunday, Rajveer Singh, his wife Ajit Kaur, and their son Seerat Singh dished up a potato curry.

Rajveer Singh's mother, Narinder Kaur, and her caregiver Kristen Richardson watched as the family fed close to 30 people on Sunday.

In the back of the family's grey hatchback, Singh pulled a fresh pair of grey sneakers that sat amongst a heap of beanies and socks.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Wiremu holds one of the food and hygiene packs handed out by the Hamilton Sikh community.

He greeted the patrons who came to eat, but his eyes searched for one person in particular.

"Ah, Mark! Here are the shoes you need, my friend," Singh said.

Mark, wearing his faded blue rubber slip-ons, cracked and ragged, was in disbelief.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF A potato curry provides sustenance on a cold Waikato morning.

Singh had noticed Mark's shoes at a serve the week before. His socks were often wet as water seeped through the cracks.

Mark hadn't owned a new pair of shoes in years.

"This is the best thing ever. I'm going to look after these real well," Mark said.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Rajveer Singh hands out warm socks and beanies.

Mark and his partner Carol walked to the serve at Garden Place from their one-bedroom unit in Fairfield.

They make the 5km trek for a hot curry and sandwiches each Sunday.

The pair are on a benefit and barely have money left for food each week.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Mark was given a new pair of shoes. His old ones had cracks in them and his socks were getting wet.

Another who came to eat a cup of curry said he was thankful to the Sikh community for the free food, as it stopped him from "robbing dairies" for food.

Not all those who need help are homeless, Singh said.

"I noticed how many people gather in the city and how in need people were.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Boboi was happy to get some warm curry on a cold Sunday.

"Not everyone is fortunate enough to have hot, healthy food. So we want to give back where we can."

Singh, his son and his mother were in a car crash about five years ago.

He and his son were injured and were forced to take time off work, and his mother was seriously injured and now requires a full-time carer.

DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Caregiver Kristen Richardson and Narinder Kaur, Rajveer Singh's mother, support the family on Sundays.

"We struggled after the accident, so we have been through that as a family. We know how hard it can get."

They have several active members of the Sikh community who help serve each week. The money for the groceries and other goods, including clothing, comes from all members of the group.

Singh and his wife own rental properties and their son, Seerat Singh, is an accountant.

They moved to New Zealand from India 16 years ago and have been living in Hamilton for nearly three years.

The Sikh community members have been feeding Hamilton's needy for about six weeks and numbers have been increasing each week.

Once they finish at Garden Place, they move to the car park near the KFC on Ulster Street and then head to Fairfield. They feed about 70 people each Sunday and plan to continue doing so indefinitely.