Holiday Food Baskets for Vulnerable Families

Holiday Food Baskets for Vulnerable Families 

 

 

 

St. Vincent's conducted a food basket distribution on December 8, 2014. Ninety families received staple foods, which included: rice, flour, maize flour, sugar and oil. The food baskets last each family approximately one week and are meant to help families put food on the table over the holidays when St. Vincent's Nursery School is closed. Families were mostly those of our Nursery School, as well as a select few from our outreach program that serves other needy families within the community. Typically, children at our Nursery School receive two meals per day when school is in session. These meals are often the only food that the children eat each day because of consistently rising food prices, which have made obtaining adequate food extremely challenging for the families we serve. When the school is closed for the holidays, families particularly struggle to keep their children fed.
 

During the distribution event, our nursery school children were present and participated in a graduation ceremony. Children continuing on to primary school performed a song and dance and wore their cap and gowns for the celebration. Volunteers from St. Vincent's Rescue Center were also present and participated by putting food baskets together and serving goods to families. All parents and guardians who attended the event also received lunch meals for the day. The children of Kibera were extremely grateful and joyous throughout the celebration.