Caritas Manila GC Ayuda 2021/CARITAS MANILA
The social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila is asking the public to support the “Caritas Manila GC Ayuda 2021.”
“Let us come to the aid of those who are hungry due to COVID-19 and quarantines. We will give P1,000 gift certificates to each family so that they can choose their needs at grocery stores,” Caritas Manila said in a Facebook post Wednesday, April 28.
“This will be distributed to 50,000 identified poor families in NCR and nearby provinces,” it further read.
“Let us support Caritas Manila GC Ayuda 2021 by sending your donations using the online donation portal,” said Caritas Manila.
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Caritas Manila aims to provide food assistance to 3,000 indigent families or 15,000 individuals in 15 identified feeding centers in Metro Manila for six months as many poor families and children have been direly affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
“These individuals have experienced a lack of food to eat for at least once in three months,” it said in a Facebook post.
To address hunger, Caritas Manila came up with different donation packages. For indigent families:1 Cavan of rice – P2,000;
Assorted fruits and vegetables – P500.
Donation packages to help prevent malnutrition of children are: Meal Subsidy – P1,800 (can feed one child for 120 days); Nutrition Kit – Php 200 (food keeper and tumbler); Grooming Kit – P400 (hygiene essentials); and Medical Assistance – P600 (medical consultation, food supplement subsidy).
The campaign challenges Catholics to abstain from meals or habits in exchange for giving to the poor.
“From whatever you choose to give up Lenten season, you may save P40 a day. A total of Php 1,600 can be raised in 40 days, which you may donate to our feeding and nutrition campaign addressing hunger and malnutrition resulting from the pandemic and typhoons,” said Caritas Manila in a statement released Monday, Feb. 15.
“We hope that you accept this act of almsgiving by supporting our Alay Kapwa campaign and being the face of Christ’s love to those most in need in these trying times,” added the social action arm of the Archdiocese of Manila.