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March 28, 2017Helping SA’s Children & Elderly in Need
There are hundreds of families that struggle on a daily basis with no food or clothing for them and their children, a lot of these families live in horrific conditions. Many children are going to school hungry, exhausted and poorly clothed because their parents are so strapped for cash. Some are so hungry they have resorted to stealing food off others, some even stealing extra for later as their whole family are hungry. We help them with food parcels, school needs and stationary especially this time of year it’s a great need, clothing, toiletries, blankets, etc.
We assist families with children, this way we keep the family together, the children are not taken away from their parents due to them struggling financially, we only get involved with families where the parents are willing to make a difference in their own lives and that needs just that little bit extra help, to feed and take care of their children, ensuring their children can’t be removed from them because with our assistance, the children are fed and clothed, the family are able to grow till the point where our help is not needed anymore and we can move on to other families.
When thinking about elderly care we generally tend to think, struggling to: get up in the mornings, get to shops, get to church, getting to the hairdresser, and have difficulties driving!
BUT no one actually realize, that not all elderly persons problems begin and end with getting older,
but actually starts in the morning waking up in a cold room with dirty or no bedding at all, feeling the hunger pains, do not have shampoo to wash hair never mind going to a hairdresser, don’t have any hot water, don’t have R10 to go to the shop to buy a bread, can’t even afford bus fare never mind struggling to see where to drive, in their own car, they don’t have a problem getting to church as they do not have any clothes to wear to church.
We assist the elderly with food parcels, clothing and bedding, some do receive a state pension which is barely enough for rent, and most did not have the opportunity to save up for their old days as they took care of their children’s needs first and now are being forgotten by their children and family, it is sad to think that a child visits once a year and brings a bit of food but what about the rest of the year, it seems unreal but it is the reality of life. Most of the elderly that we assist have illnesses or problems like, arthritis, hip replacements, back and neck problems. Our goal is to provide the elderly with the comfortable bedding and clothing and healthy meals.
We are also in the process of trying to help people that are willing to help themselves, by assisting them in finding employment. Providing a basic food parcels per family is costly and we need sponsors, without assistance none of this will be possible. The fundraising for this project will be done by asking for a R100 donation, in return you will receive a Hope Ribbon Keyring (Silver) and an invoice to claim back from tax, please help us to keep families together and the elderly feel loved and not forgotten… Donations received towards our children and elderly in need project will be used to buy food, beds and bedding, clothes and shoes, this project will assist families with children and elderly as well as children safety houses, old age homes and orphanages.
