Ever wonder where donations to the Pescadero Food Bank would go? There are so many local families here in Baja California Sur who are doing the best they can, but need some help. Many of these people are pickers in the farm fields here, others are infirm and dependent upon adult children or other family, as they cannot care for themselves.
While their needs are greater than food, as many have no permanent shelter or transportation, the Pescadero Food Bank volunteers, and those who donate money, are providing these deserving families with bags of staples once a month.
Here is a sampling of families we are giving to. These are descriptions without names, so as to maintain their privacy.
Family #1
A 31 year old woman is a field worker, but this job is seasonal. Her children are ages 6-16, and they have no permanent shelter; rather their home is a series of tarps. The father visits occasionally, but provides no support.
Family #2
This is a multi-generational family consisting of a mother and father in their 50s, two adult daughters and their 7 children, ages 2-12. Their home is a cement structure with a dirt floor, with no doors or windows. The adults have seasonal work in the fields.
Family #3
A blind, bedridden woman in her 70s has an adult son who lives in a structure behind hers, but he is unemployed.
Ranch Families
These multi-generational families can raise animals and grow some food, but often have no transportation to come to town, and they lack the staples that the food bank can provide.
The photos I’ve included are of homes in El Pescadero, BCS where the food bank donations have gone.
What these families receive from the Pescadero Food Bank, given once a month, can provide some help.
Each offering we provide costs $526 pesos or $26.30 USD (depending on exchange rate)
Items include:
maseca (corn flour)—2 kilos
harina (white flour)—2 kilos
milk—4 cartons
eggs—flat of 30
rice—2 kilos
pinto beans—2 kilos
lentils—1 kilo
garbanzo beans—1 kilo
oatmeal—1 kilo
cooking oil—1 kilo
soap (sometimes a bar, other times small bag for laundry)
In addition, beginning in 2020, Suenos Tropical has donated vegetables in season (whatever was leftover or “seconds”).
In the past, we have also used Pescadero Food Bank money to buy and distribute
formula
diapers
adult diapers
glasses
insulin
There are many of us who live here in Pescadero that have plenty. These people we help are the have-nots. Please consider donating to the Pescadero Food Bank. Any amount will help us to continue to help those in need. Big thanks. Big love.https://www.pescaderofoodbank.org
