Nutrition Program
In 1999, when Safe Passage opened its doors, the program initially offered a drop-in center for children to receive a healthy meal and to seek relief from the heat and squalor of the dump. This component of the program has carried on as an important service to both the children and their families.
Many of the children depend on the hot meal and snack they receive from Safe Passage each day. For some, it is their only meal of the day.
Through in-country donations and sponsor support, we are able to provide the children with a hot, balanced meal of vegetables, beans, rice and meat. Children attending our Early Intervention program also receive two cups of milk each day.
Another aspect of our nutritional support to children is the food bag program. At the end of each month each child is able to earn a large food bag consisting of: rice, beans, pasta, soup mix, cooking oil, detergent soap, sugar and salt based on their regular attendance in the educational reinforcement program and their public school.
This extra food support is a tremendous help and contribution to the family’s basic needs.
