疫情爆发后,曾一度出现抢购潮和囤积粮食的现象,导致许多有需要的人反而无法获得,尤其是老年人。然而,有社区商店体恤年长者,让他们每月可领取12样免费食物,无需到超市与他人抢购。

近日网络平台The Pride报导,该店是由慈善组织善粮社(Food From the Home ,简称FFTH)所经营,位于麦克佛森与蒙巴登区域,至少为500户贫困家庭提供免费食物,每家店均有一位FFTH的志愿者驻守。

志愿者潘小姐(译音)在接受采访时表示,在工作的过程中,往往与受益人互动令她打开眼界。她说,基本上入店的受益人都带着感恩的心,而且也愿意和志愿者分享自己的近况。

“尽管他们可能会每月拿12样东西,但大部分仍相当贴心,并告知我他们只会拿自己需要的。”

另名志愿者则认为,通常出现囤货的情况,都会以最昂贵的物品为主,但店里并不会发生这些情况。

善粮社首席执行长沈美霞认为将商店放在离受益人的社区内相当重要,除了能够让他们方便到店,也可以让受益人和志愿者建立关系,能够为他们以后提供更多协助。

沈美霞也指出,一些受益人会碍于社会的偏见,而对于食物的选择也相当警惕,因此能够让他们自由选择自己想要的食物,让受益人获得抉择权,他们会更放心食用。

沈美霞也表示尽管社区商店还在初试阶段,但自社区商店运营以来,受益人的申请也逐渐增加,加上疫情的影响,预计以后的受益人将会增加,因此也希望让弱势保有尊严接受帮助。

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