Hunger Hurts

And hunger hurt a lot of people over the last three years, during the global pandemic and the resulting global economic slowdown.

During this time, we stepped up our activities, to reach out to individuals, households and organisations adversely affected by the global pandemic.

We increased our:

• Support of households and organisations under our Covid Food Assistance Program (orphanages, old folks homes, shelters, etc) in need, through food rescue activities (funds utilised: logistics, fuel costs & storage)
• Support of hardcore poor households and organisations under our Food Assistance Program through provision and sponsorship of food and non-food necessities (funds utilised: purchase of food and non-food necessities & administration costs).
• Collaborations with fellow civil service organisations such as food banks and soup kitchens to reach out to households and organisations adversely affected by the economic downturn resulting from the global pandemic.
• Provision of meals at the Pit Stop Community Cafe to the homeless and urban poor
• Provision of school lunches to children from hardcore poor families

But we have also been adversely affected by the global pandemic, the economic downturn and the cost of living crisis.

Financial contributions and meal sponsorships have decreased while the cost of utilities, food and non-food necessities have increased.

To give an example, the wholesale cost of one C-grade egg has risen from MYR0.38 to RM0.48 in the 15 months from November 2021 to February 2023. That's a rise from MYR11.40 to MYR 14.40 per tray of 30 eggs, an increase of over 25% for an essential protein.

The Pit Stop Stop Community Cafe now needs your help to continue helping others.

To continue funding our operations and activities for this year, we will need your help. Our funds will go towards:

• Rent & Utilities
• Salaries and stipends
• Purchases of non-sponsored food and non-food items for use at the Pit Stop Community Cafe and for our roster of beneficiaries

All contributions will go towards our operations costs.

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