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Volunteers at AMCARE Centre of Faith, Hope and Love spent Saturday, March 26, at various traffic intersections in Alberton, raising funds for the AMCARE “Feed a Family” programme

VOLUNTEERS at AMCARE Centre of Faith, Hope and Love, spent Saturday, March 26, at various intersections in Alberton, raising funds for the AMCARE Feed a Family programme.

AMCARE is a multi-purpose health and social development organisation which serves the poor and vulnerable individuals in the Greater Alberton area. One of the many services they offer, is their Feed a Family programme.

“With the R5 000 we raised on Saturday, we can actually feed 20 families for a month,” says Percy Howroyd, general manager at AMCARE.

n a recent article in the RECORD, AMCARE’s Love Bucket programme and the subsequent Feed a Family project was explained and members of the public were asked to assist with this. If someone wants to help, they are given a Love Bucket and a list of food items with which they can then fill the bucket. The full bucket is then returned to AMCARE where it is emptied in their food store. From there, the food parcels are then packed and distributed.

“The recipients of the food parcels have to meet certain criteria,” explains Percy. “We recently had a member of the public coming through our gates, demanding a food parcel. When someone is in need, our social workers would normally interview the person and assess the full circumstances, as we find that there is possibly more involved than just a need for food. We would never just hand out food and not investigate the circumstances.”

For further information on the programme, contact Percy Howroyd on 011 869 5856.

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