Provide baby formula to 500 families in Thailand

We continue to make milk deliveries each month as we learn of families in need. Sometimes we are contacted by private citizens who know of a family in need of formula but more often than not, it's our local Department of Health or Department of Social Development and Welfare that learns of these cases. Recently we visited a family of seven. Both parents are physically unable to work due to heart illnesses and an older sibling has been taking care of their newborn baby. Because they no longer had income from working, they could not rent a place to live so but they have been staying for free in someone's large outdoor patio area. It's not ideal but it's a safe place from the elements. They received several packages of milk and food supplies for their whole family. We will continue to check in on this family to see how we can continue to help them through this difficult time. Thank you for helping us care for families in need in Ubon Ratchathani!

Since our last update, the Covid situation in Thailand has gotten much worse with over 20,000 cases per day. Even though there are many restrictions, our team has been able to continue distributing milk, diapers, food, and other items to families with young children and little to no household income at this time. We depend on our network of healthcare professionals coming into the main city to take some of these supplies to homes where we cannot go at the moment. For those that live in the city, we can still schedule supply pickups and continue to work in partnership with the government to ensure the supplies are getting to those most in need. We have heard of many families feeding their babies condensed milk mixed with water to try and save money so we are thankful that we've been able to get them a healthier source of nutrition for their babies.

Thank you for continuing to support our program to help these families in need during Covid. 100% of all donations to this program are going directly to purchasing supplies for these families. All administrative expenses supporting this initiative are being covered by a separate budget. Thank you so much for your generosity in recent months!