Help Esther’s Pantry to ease the suf­fer­ing and hard­ships of some­one liv­ing with HIV/AIDS. A gift of just $10 can pro­vide sup­ple­men­tal food for a whole month.

$10 — Pro­vides sup­ple­men­tal food for 1 per­son for a month $30 — Pro­vides Sup­ple­men­tal food for a fam­ily of 3 for a month $75 — Provudes sup­ple­men­tal food and per­sonal care itmes for 6 peo­ple for a month

Sum­mary
Esther’s Pantry pro­vides sup­ple­men­tal food to low income peo­ple in the Port­land area who liv­ing with HIV/AIDS. Many clients also have a his­tory of men­tal ill­ness, home­less­ness and sub­stance abuse.

Project Needs and Ben­e­fi­cia­ries
Peo­ple liv­ing below the poverty line and strug­gling with HIV/AIDS often go with­out the basic neces­si­ties, includ­ing food. Esther’s Pantry helps by pro­vid­ing nutri­ent rich sup­ple­men­tal foods that helps these indi­vid­u­als main­tain they health. Because of the stigma that is often asso­ci­ated with HIV/AIDS, Esther’s Pantry pro­vides a safe envi­ron­ment where clients can receive ser­vices from staff and vol­un­teers that are sup­port­ive and non-judgmental. With­out Esther’s, clients would likely go hungry.

Activ­i­ties
Esther’s Pantry pro­vides nutri­tional food and per­sonal care items to over 200 peo­ple each month who are liv­ing with HIV/AIDS that would oth­er­wise go hun­gry. Clients select the food they like from each of the basic food groups.

Poten­tial Long Term Impact
This sta­ble food source to more that 200 indi­vid­u­als each month helps ensure our clients will not expe­ri­ence a decline in their health due to lack of nutri­tion. This is part of what will keep them out of the hos­pi­tal and main­tain their independence.

Project Mes­sage
Proper nutri­tion and reg­u­lar meals are an impor­tant part of stay­ing healthy, espe­cially when you are liv­ing with HIV/AIDS. With­out Esther’s Pantry I’d prob­a­bly be sick more and often go with­out food.
– Alex, Esther’s Pantry Client

Project Spon­sor: Our House of Port­land
Theme: Health | Loca­tion: United States
Need:$35,000
Project #5191 on GlobalGiving.com

Sourced from: GlobalGiving Projects

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