Operation Grace which has been running for about 3 weeks has visited more than 248 families with their care packs.
This group was formed in April and they try to assist a family with a care pack consisting of essential food items every week.
Each week, the team receives requests through their Facebook page – Operation Grace or referrals from the Department of Social Welfare.
Members of the group then try to assist where they can as they do not currently have funding from anyone.
This means sometimes they pay from their own pockets or have people reach out to them with donations.
They focus their operations between areas in Nakasi and Lami due to their limited resources.
A $54 Operation Grace care pack includes 5kg flour, 4kg rice, 4kg sugar, 2kg dhal, 1 packed sanitary pad, 2 packets of biscuits, 2 5 pack noodles, 3 large tin fish, 1 washing soap, 1 750ml cooking oil, 1 packed salt and 1 10 pack toilet paper.
The group is also calling on people to help them purchase masks for families that need them.
They say one thing they have noticed is that many people do not have proper masks or if they do have a mask it seems to be the only one they have.
Operation Grace says if you have $2 to spare you can help a person get a reusable double-layered mask which will be included in their packs when distributed.
They say the masks will be purchased from a few ladies who sell masks as a source of income to feed their families.
If you want to help Operation Grace, you can call Ela on 8745831.
[images:Operation Grace/Facebook]
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