The fifth wave of the epidemic has severely hit grassroots families. Earlier, the Neighborhood Advice-Action Association was funded by charitable organizations. Volunteers donated food packages to disadvantaged families, called and visited the elderly to understand their needs, and distributed cash coupons to support residents’ consumption at small businesses in the district.
Some housewives sighed that the housing estate was repeatedly closed and forced to check. The company required her husband to have a negative nucleic acid test result before he could go to work, and his income dropped by half. The food bank has to wait for several months, so the food support can be said to be timely. A 10-year-old girl was also influenced by her father to join the volunteer ranks. During the process, she experienced the plight of the elderly who live alone. She plans to gather her classmates to visit the institution in the next step. Life affects life.
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10-year-old and 6-year-old daughters join the ranks of volunteers
"Investment Chat for the charity", a charitable organization organized by the investment and financial sector, launched the "Love Pay" anti-epidemic support plan after the fifth wave of the epidemic at the beginning of this year. In order to support grass-roots families, the first phase of action includes raising supplies and volunteers, distributing food and anti-epidemic kits to those in need in Sham Shui Po and Tung Chung, and distributing cash coupons for consumption at small businesses in the area; In the operation, volunteers called 1,000 seniors living alone in Sham Shui Po to deliver supplies, accompany them for follow-up visits, or give away smart phones to install and travel with ease. So far, more than 10,000 people have been served.
Oscar, who works as a fund manager, has two daughters aged 10 and 6. After graduating from university, he has been involved in volunteer work to support new immigrants to adapt to life in Hong Kong. In recent years, he has changed to assist the elderly living alone. Participated in the "warmcall" operation for the elderly, in which the eldest daughter was in charge of calling more than a dozen seniors living in Sham Shui Po to learn about the difficulties they faced in life under the epidemic and the supplies they needed most, so as to arrange for volunteers to provide door-to-door services according to their needs.
Since last year, Oscar has brought her eldest daughter to participate in the elderly moving house and visiting activities, so that she can understand the real world of the elderly.
"He is very active, especially knowing that many elderly people died in the fifth wave. He took the initiative to participate in the elderly's telephone service. 𠵱Family wrote a plan, and called on his classmates to visit the institution together to care for and understand the needs of the elderly." (Investment Chat for charity picture)
He said that in the past, the eldest daughter only learned about the plight of the elderly through TV news, and she had no similar experience with the elderly. world.
"He is much more motivated, especially knowing that many elderly people died in the fifth wave. He took the initiative to participate in the elderly telephone service. 𠵱My family wrote a tight plan and called on my classmates to visit the institutions together to care for and understand the needs of the elderly." The 6-year-old daughter is also there. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he accompanied him to chat with the elderly at the community center, hoping that the two daughters would learn more about the social reality as they grew up.
"A lot of things have happened in Hong Kong in the past few years, and I'm not happy, but instead of complaining about others, it's better to do a little bit to make the society a better place."
Housewives who hold thousands of yuan to support their families are under pressure to share tears
Linda, a housewife, lives in Mandong Village with her husband, elderly mother, and two children aged 5 and 3. She relies on her husband, who works in an electronics factory, to earn more than 10,000 yuan a month to support the family. The confirmed cases are frequently found, and forced inspections have to be enclosed at regular intervals. The company where the husband works has been affected by the epidemic, and orders have been greatly reduced. In addition, for each forced inspection, the company requires the husband to obtain a negative nucleic acid result before being allowed to go to work. As a result, only one month After working for more than ten days, her income plummeted by half to several thousand yuan. This situation lasted for three months, which greatly increased the pressure on her as a housekeeper. When she recalled the hardship, she even burst into tears on the spot. I have to pay rent and provide food to feed five people. I have to save my life every month. I must not think about buying fresh meat. I was planning to seek help from a food bank, but I was told that the waiting time was over 2 months. When I was worrying about how to solve the current difficulties, I was given the “Love Pay” anti-epidemic support plan by the Neighborhood Advice Council to distribute rice, oil, noodles and other blessing bags. 1CNY 1,000 worth of coupons can be purchased directly at restaurants in the area to buy three-food rice or grain and oil items, "It doesn't have to be money, food or cash coupons can help a lot, at least when you need it most. "
Linda (second from right), a housewife living in Mandong Village, was moved to tears when she recalled that her husband's income had been greatly reduced during the epidemic, and she had to use limited money to support a family of five.
(Photo by Mo Jiawen)
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