As meals costs proceed to go up, many low-income households wrestle to place meals on the desk as salaries should not rising as shortly so The Food Bank Singapore (FBSG) goals to assist with that.
What the charity does is that it collects and delivers meals donated from people and companies to the much less privileged in Singapore.
In a bid to curb a lower in donations, coupled with a rise in demand for meals assist throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, FBSG just lately launched a brand new initiative known as Feed The Metropolis (Take-away Version) programme.
It’s anticipated to final two months or till the COVID-19 state of affairs improves.
As a result of present COVID-19 state of affairs, FBSG has skilled a drastic 70 p.c drop in donations. Operations and distribution actions have additionally been affected with dwindling volunteer involvement.
This precarious state of affairs is exacerbated by a predicted enhance in demand for meals assist as extra individuals are positioned on no-pay depart or let go along with retail companies taking an enormous hit.
– Nichol Ng, co-founder of The Food Bank Singapore
Focusing on to ship 50,000 meals to needy households, the programme hopes to draw extra donors that pay for the meals and meals and beverage (F&B) companions to offer cooked meals at particular charges.
F&B institutions within the programme will likely be requested to curate meals that prices between $5 and $eight to make sure that funds from donors go the additional mile.
Hitting Two Birds With One Stone
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many firms impose pay cuts in addition to hiring and wage freezes.
F&B companies have additionally taken an enormous hit as much less clients patronise their premises and extra keep house.
By this initiative, we’re utilizing the money donations to purchase meals from native eateries. It additionally provides the F&B (companies) one thing constructive to work in direction of along with their loyal clientele.
– Nichol Ng, co-founder of The Food Bank Singapore
This Feed The Metropolis (Take-away Version) Programme will likely be a win-win for the struggling F&B business and the needy. By this initiative, FBSG will likely be serving to to spice up the gross sales of native F&B companies and likewise present meals to the underprivileged.
Lots of the underprivileged embrace senior residents and households affected by job losses and no-pay depart from this pandemic.
Geneco And Grain Singapore Joins The Battle
First to come back onboard the programme is electrical energy retailer Geneco which has pledged as much as 1,000 meals below this initiative.
Geneco is an current accomplice of FBSG and has hosted Bank Bins at their roadshows for folks to donate their undesirable meals objects.
While you share their social media marketing campaign and tag a good friend on Fb and Instagram, Geneco will donate a meal.
In the meantime, on-line caterer Grain is the primary F&B accomplice below the programme.
Grain was chosen as a result of they’ll present halal-certified and wholesome meals. In addition they have the logistics energy to distribute door to door because of their fleet power.
To be a part of the Feed The Metropolis programme, potential donors can go to giving.sg and F&B retailers can write to jessie@foodbank.sg.
Featured Picture Credit score: The Food Bank Singapore / Geneco