STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA has been part of the fight against COVID in Goa .

☆ Attached is an ARTICLE on today TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER ☆

We had only 1 ambulance and that too we gave away, to be used , so that poor innocent lives can be saved and that is what the report says .

We are desperately looking for help to purchase another ambulance for our homeless people .

Incase anyone has a 2nd hand ambulance not being used or for sale please let us know .

Being a very young & small NGO this is the best we could do in the fight against COVID in Goa 

We are totally depending only on donations to carry on our work on eradicating hunger & homelessness in Goa .

Your support is extremely important to Street Providence to do what best we are called to do .

Support us in any way you wish .

We accept donations though cheque/ NEFT 

We offer 80 G exemptions on all your donations along with your pan card copy.

Website : https://streetprovidencegoa.com/

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA under our ASHA PROJECT , provides for the month of OCTOBER to poor HIV families in Goa :

Attached a 3 min video . 

( Listen in a silent place / with headphones)

♡ ( Street Providence as an NGO runs many banks for the poor and one such bank is the Food Bank )♡

Yes for the 2nd month running we have managed to provide the basic nutrition required to 250 HIV infected people who are really poor and needy. 

We have collaborated with 3 other NGOs who are already working with these families for many years namely :

The above 3 NGOs and their staff will distribute the same to families in their respective areas right across Goa 

Plus 250 each, brand new Bedsheets & towels to each of these infected people were added along with the ration kits .

We received through donations only 

21 bedsheets & 86 towels. 

We ended buying 

230 bedsheets & 165 towels 

Total bill to pay is Rs 42750 & incase anyone would like to come forward and help us or you can pay the supplier the cheque directly let us know .

Our dry ration bill is about Rs 2 lacs for these 250 kits .

If you would like to help us with the dry ration bill please let us know .

You can also pay the supplier , GADVI directly whole / part of the bill.

You can support Our ASHA PROJECT by celebrating your special moments like:

by donating dry ration or paying for the dry ration for these poor HIV infected people.

Most of these 250 HIV infected people are poor, BPL and in sad conditions. 

We also run a home free of cost for homeless men infected with HIV .

We thank those who month after month donate faithfully their fixed amount towards this ASHA PROJECT.

We are grateful and blessed to be able to grow from 50 kits of dry ration from 

NOV 2017 to these 250 kits of dry ration .

Most or practically all our projects are unique and targeted towards the poor , hungry, homeless, sick, etc.

Our entire NGO works strictly through WhatsApp and that is another UNIQUE and one of a kind achievement.

We are depending totally on donations. 

Your support is extremely important to us @ Food Bank to do what best we are called to do in the ASHA project. 

Support us in any way you wish .

We accept donations though cheque/ NEFT 

We offer 80 G exemptions on all your donations along with your pan card copy.

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA presents our team which takes care of 2 big homes in South Goa and approx 60 homeless street men plus collection and movement of food daily to feed 300 to 400 meals. 

Running a complex and ever growing operation at Street PROVIDENCE is not an easy task nor is it a 1 man show .

We @ Street Providence believe in team work and we are grateful to our VOLUNTEERS.

Volunteers who come day after day , month after month without expecting anything but desiring and really doing good for the poorest of the poor , the hungry, the sick, the homeless. ( And at times the only thing the volunteers get from me is a shout)

Especially during this COVID period where any wrong step can be disastrous , these men in the picture attached have stuck to their assigned duties and supported Street Providence.

Most of our Trustees & volunteers @ Street Providence have no EGO and dont believe in any titles. 

They believe only 1 thing ” do good and expect nothing from Donald , but surely reward is coming from God “.

No volunteer is made to believe or understand that they are working for Donald , but rather they conclude they are working out of their love and Thanksgiving for whatever they have in life , towards the poorest of the poor .

♡ Sapnesh 

☆ 1. Bartholomew ( from Seraulim ) incharge of all hospital trips be it to :

He never says no . 

One of the most risky jobs when u take our homeless men to hospitals .

Yet Bartholomew is there, never gives excuses .

Looking after homeless sick people is related to hospital and treatment in any shelter home .

And this the worst service, but we are forced to give it even if we don't want to .

Mind you, Bartholomew takes to hospital men with various sickness like :

Thanks to Bartho for filling the gap .

☆ 2. John Baptist ( from FATORDA) serves breakfast daily all 7 days at 7.30 am in front of the hospital in Margao .

Inspite of the rain, pandemic, etc , John is there. 

Also John provided free service in our 2 homes in south goa by doing our electrical and plumbing work .

John is the handy man for us in south GOA, anything and everything ( if you cant find a solution) call John .

Quite and cool dude .

☆ 3. Orlando ( from Benaulim also known as OLLY ) has been with us for close to 3 years now. 

Takes care of our all maintenance and civil work .

Also looks after our Cavelossim home on a daily basis. 

Incase any donations , material, grains etc have to be picked up from anyone residence in South Goa , we count on Orlando. 

Always smiling and ready to go that extra mile .

☆ 4. Freddy ( from Nagercoil ) is our Trustee and stays full time in our Margao home .

A very very cool and pleasant man .

Left his construction business in Nagercoil , Tamil Nadu to work for the poorest of the poor in Goa.

☆ 5. Sapnesh ( from Mapusa) is our operation incharge for entire Goa .

Everything goes through him as he has been over 5 years with me .

Understands my mind very well.

Knows exactly what I have in mind even before I finish the sentence. 

All these 5 men work in South Goa among themselves without disturbing me.

Very rarely am I troubled by these 5 men.

I am blessed to have such a wonderful team to take away all the load from me .

This is how we have managed to grow and reach out to so many people through so many projects inspite of the COVID and inspite of donations slowing down by operating through TEAM WORK .

Here at Street Providence eveything is very transparent and no one is the boss .

You come, do your part and get that blessing from God for you and your family. 

We are still looking for more volunteers both ladies and gents who want to do good for the poorest of the poor across Goa .

All our communication and operations are strictly conducted through WhatsApp ( and that's the beauty of Street Providence ) between the volunteers and me .

I operate strictly through WhatsApp messages only on 8380097564.

No calling please .

Keep our volunteers in mind and pray that they enjoy good health. 

God bless you all

Please help us @ STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST GOA Goa to locate this Goan man family .

♡ SANTAN MONSERATE Is a goan by birth and has been In our home for the last 9 months if I am not mistaken. 

The issue is , he does not want to stay and is not sure where he wants to go .

I am not sure how he reached our home as non of our care givers remember his arrival into our home.

Cant hear very well and does not speak much .

Also his eye site is failing him .

Mumbles about staying in the hospital all the time .

Has to be forced to have a bath .

Says he is from the ISLAND that can be 

Chorao, Divar , St Estevem or Malhar in Goa.

No one has come to see him ever nor has any one called to inquire about him .

My issue is he should not leave this World as an UNKNOWN .

Besides we dont have any papers of him.

Quite weak too.

Incase any one recognizes him and his any living family member let he know .

If they wish , they can take him home or he can stay with us .

But after he leaves this World , please don't come searching for him .

You will get nothing from me ( but only Bill's to be paid that too with interest charges incase the relatives are looking for his death certificate ).

I observe quite often, whenever such abandoned goan people who leave this world as homeless are buried or cremated, next day , some relative, blood relation drops by asking for the death certificate. 

Its really frustrating .

I mean u know the person is alive in our home yet you do not drop by to visit, to inquire, to pay the expenses , but once dead you have the courage to drop by for the death certificate. 

We are ready to look after such homeless men , but whoever admits them should atleast call or come to visit.

If you know such abandoned lonely goan men who are need of shelter let us know .

We will study case to case and help if really alone and abandoned. 

Remember getting any homeless person off the streets in today's time means spending on treatment, medication, hospital trips, fuel , etc .

We are totally depending only on donations. 

Your support is extremely important to Street Providence to do what best we are called to do .

Support us in any way you wish .

Especially if you are a nurse or a doctor either from North Goa or South Goa .

We accept donations though cheque/ NEFT 

We offer 80 G exemptions on all your donations along with your pan card copy.

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

THE GOAN ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK IS RAISING FUNDS TO HELP STREET PROVIDENCE to rehabilitate the street people in Goa.  

In view of COVID pandemic, a LIVE online show is planned on YouTube featuring Goa's hottest Band – A26

Well wishers, Benefactors, volunteers of STREET PROVIDENCE are invited to join in and enjoy this live show on 4th October, 2020 at 10:30 PM IST (01:00 PM New York Time). 

Kindly share this message with family and friends in India & Overseas.

YOUTUBE LINK : https://youtu.be/1L_q8BML0W4 

And just yesterday 2.10.2020 , on the occasion of  GANDHI JAYANTI , we admitted a Goan homeless lady who was rescued by GOA POLICE @ Anjuna Police station. 

Has been on the streets of Goa for more than 5 years.

Has a child who is about 10 years old .

Veru sad past which will make you shed tears .

( Attached a 1 min video )

Big thanks PSI AMIR @ Anjuna Police station for trying alot with many homes to accommodate this lady .

But due to covid, she just could not get a place .

Usually we are the last resort , PSI Amir called me , I consented,  Psi did the paperwork, also the COVID test which was negative and we accepted this goan homeless lady.

We always try to say yes when there is no alternative to shelter. 

Even if we dont have space,  I still say yes and then the inspiration  from God comes to call and request our associate homes to kindly admitt.

And its always been a yes .

Admitted this goan homeless lady into our associate ladies home to be looked after,  as long as she decides to stay. 

We @ Street Providence help in rehabilitating of homeless street children, men & women but all through the legal way & through the Goa Police and through our various associate homes .

I mean in this pandemic if we as shelter homes say no to admission then what else is left. 

And what a better way to be recognized and supported .

STREET PROVIDENCE is very grateful to our Goan brothers & sisters in New York for helping the marginalised in Goa.  

Once again a big THANK YOU to

The Goan Association of New York &

The Goan Assication of New Jersey .

Enjoy the evening with music by A26.

                https://youtu.be/1L_q8BML0W4

Please share this message with the poster to your near and dear ones residing especially out of India .

God bless you

30.9.2020 6pm IST 

STREET PROVIDENCE TRUST, GOA admits this homeless Goan man in a very pathetic condition yesterday into our home.

Inspite of yesterday being pre occupied, 

I did my 1% commitment by going to see this man in mapusa , who was really very weak and undernourished and by 9pm he reached out home. 

99% work done by Miss JENNIFER DSOUZA from Moira who spent the whole day sorting out his paperwork. 

She even drives 80 kms 1 way to drop Abhijit to our home and returned back home by 11pm.

On 28.9.2020 , Miss Jennifer was at the mortuary of DISTRICT HOSPITAL MAPUSA where she observed Mr Abhijit .

She called me and explained the issue .

I told her the procedure .

( Note Jennifer was the same girl who had 1 year before rescued Sidhu , the petrol pump rightful heir from Duler in her own car )

She completed the funeral of her relative on 28th and was back yesterday at District hospital mapusa to rescue Abhijit .

She got the Mapusa police to verify and issue the Noc that Abhijit is homeless. 

A big thanks to the MS of District Hospital Mapusa , Dr Mohandas pednekar , who understood the problem and gave Jennifer the entire Medical Reports of Abhijit and a prescription for future medicines what Abhijit requires to stabilise. 

The MS even wrote a prescription for a COVID test which turned out to be negative. 

Abhijit has been living for the last 45 days in the vicinity of the hospital not sure what he wad expecting and from whom .

A Goan by birth but his own family is no where as he has no family .

Blessings on JENNIFER that inspite of losing her relative yet got inspired to help this goan man Abhijit. 

Abhijit was heavily into Alcohol and lost everything and reached the streets. 

It is a great opportunity for me to be able to go to the streets on my birthday and provide rehabilitation to this goan man .

Usually all rehabilitation and admissions issues are handled by Sapnesh but yesterday he was in south GOA. 

Imagine 45 days in the rain and on the floor with no food bath water and toilet facility .

So weak that he could not stand , leave alone walk. 

Let's join hands in Goa to reach out to such homeless desperate street people. 

Please just dont click pictures and send me but follow the procedure and do your part .

Rest we will take care. 

Remember getting any homeless person off the streets in today's time means spending on treatment, medication, hospital trips, fuel , etc .

We are totally depending only on donations. 

Your support is extremely important to Street Providence to do what best we are called to do .

Support us in any way you wish .

Especially if you are a nurse or a doctor either from North Goa or South Goa .

We accept donations though cheque/ NEFT 

We offer 80 G exemptions on all your donations along with your pan card copy.

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA, feeds over 1500 + meals across Goa in flat 90 minutes.

I will write today only about the 1st two .

Tomorrow about the goan man.

I grew 1 year older today both in age and wisdom. 

I Thank God for good health and peace of mind .

I thank my wife for all the support in my life and for keeping me in good health by monitoring each and every step of mine starting with my diet.

My kids who are my biggest stress busters.

A big thanks to my sister Joanita for everything which can't be put down. 

Running Street PROVIDENCE is purely the favour of God as we just go on and on in our work with HIS strength. 

Everything is from the LORD .

Today we fed 1500+ pre cooked food packets across the length and breadth of Goa.

And their supporters and staff.

These 3 NGO distributed 600 pkts food to 250 hiv + people and their immediate family.

whose staff got these 1500+ packets ready and out within the stipulated time of 11.30am to 12pm

Hats off to you all at NAVTARA .

A big thanks to the unknown benefactors who dropped the coupons in the boxes at all the outlets of Navtara in the last 2 months. 

To the online benefactors who bought these coupons online .

Without your support we would not have been able to raise these 1500+ meals. 

A special thanks to the family of late HASSAN KARAMI who donated online 400 meals which is 25 % of total meals gone out.

For the months of :

Oct we are going to attempt 3000 meals ,

Nov 6000 meals 

Dec 10000 meals .

All in one day with our volunteers .

♡ Special moments. 

Once again thank to all our benefactors for your resources and support to us @ Street Providence over the last 3 years .

A birthday well spent is what I could only dream off.

Once again thank you all for the blessings and the wishes .

Incase you are celebrating your birthday, etc think of the homeless, sick , marginalized, underprivileged, etc .

We can help you to reach out to them.

God bless you 

A birthday boy & a homeless man on the streets 

A man of simplicity and yet a tough man to deal with .

Very easy to get along with and no hidden agenda and EGO.

Handles all the PR @ STREET PROVIDENCE .

Deals with the authorities, benefactors , volunteers, care givers , inmates, trustees , everybody and all.

Never gets angry and never loses his cool.

Also not some one to back stab any one nor does he work with hidden agenda. 

Wants to serve the poor while still holding his job.

Not interested in starting his own NGO but rather ready to work for the poorest of the poor .

( lots of people come to me saying they want to serve the poor but intentions are to learn how to make money without accountability. Then they try to create an impression by going to my benefactors and convincing them to start a new NGO and perform better than Street PROVIDENCE to the extent they even abandon their own families and try to tie me up in accusations, litigations and cases. )

Sapnesh clearly follows my principle of TEAM WORK & understands to grow an NGO we must depend on VOLUNTEERS .

He is never demanding or autocratic at STREET PROVIDENCE but knows how to solve the daily numerous issues which at times are beyond my patience .

Sapnesh is a complete family man who when not at work will be at home with his family .

Has been with me for the last 5 years but taken complete control of all operations @ Street Providence from Febraury 2020 .

Today inspite of he celebrating his birthday, yet he comes to office and directly responds to a call where by a homeless man gets off the streets and into our home.

Now most of us might want to spend celebrating a birthday with friends and family .

I mean who would want to get involved with a homeless man .

That too who is unclean and in this Covid.

This homeless man Mr DEEPAK MEHERA, has been around GMC for over 1 month. 

Fr Richard from Don Bosco Tuem 15 days back got the 108 to help him but after a day he was back on the streets. 

Received various pictures and videos from people asking to rehab him.

Attached 4 small videos. 

Please watch if you can stand the dirt and pain. 

But whenever we went he was not in the location. 

2 days back our food volunteer who serves breakfast at GMC, Prof Pai , took the respontibily of locating him and tracked him.

goes professionally to get him off the streets. 

The nurse checks all his parameters and realise that he is paralyzed and undernourished. 

His one side is paralyzed and is unclean. 

Our care giver cleans him, washes him and puts new clothes and he is taken to our margao home where he will be isolated for 14 days .

Sapnesh surely must be satisfied celebrating his birthday today by getting this man off the street. 

Can we get more such Sapnesh like thinking who can also come forward and get help to such men who are homeless and in desperate state to get off the streets?

Or is our special moments only about the food and entertainment and fun ?

Remember getting any homeless person off the streets in today's time means spending on treatment, medication, hospital trips, fuel , etc .

We are totally depending only on donations. 

Your support is extremely important to Street Providence to do what best we are called to do .

Support us in any way you wish .

Especially if you are a nurse or a doctor either from North Goa or South Goa as we have homes in both North & South and we rescue people from the streets all over Goa.

We accept donations though cheque/ NEFT 

We offer 80 G exemptions on all your donations along with your pan card copy.

Facebook : https://m.facebook.com/foodbankforthepoor/ 

Twitter : @streetproviden1

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you 

26.9.2020 5pm IST 

FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA supported by NAVTARA GROUP OF RESTAURANTS, GOA is attempting to feed 1500+ meals on 29.9.2020 between 11.30am to 1pm .

Navtara , ” Pay it Forward food coupon ” started on 1.8.2020 has reached an unbelievable milestone as a result of your commitment and dedication. 

On 29.9.2020 between 11.30 am to 1 pm , FOOD BANK along with our VOLUNTEERS is attempting to distribute and feed 1500 + meals packets across GOA. 

▪︎3. 250 packets to old aged and senior             citizens in 6 old aged homes in                    Bardez. 

These 1500 food packets will be distributed right across Goa covering :

We as the food bank have always worked and will always work with VOLUNTEERS. 

I will be only co coordinating.

Have been requested to hold my nerves and my horses. 

If its FOOD , strictly to feed the poor and its quantity, then you can think about 

FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR & OUR VOLUNTEERS .

You too can be part of this, by purchasing these pre paid coupons from any Navtara outlet or also buying the coupons online as we are still short of about 300 coupons. 

These meal coupons were originally to be used by us @ Street Providence to feed daily our meals to our homeless street men .

But strangely in the last 1 month , all our incharge are often telling me that food is coming in huge quantities from various places.

So we decided to give these food packets to those who might just be happy getting a warm prepacked meal .

As usual I work only through WhatsApp on 8380097564.

Donations only through cheque/ NEFT along with your pan card copy. 

We offer you 80G EXEMPTIONS on all your donations. 

God bless you so much 

REQUIRE 1000 BEDSHEETS & 500 TOWELS

( can be new or 2nd hand )

FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA GOA is collecting ( till 30.9.2020 only) for families infected with HIV in Goa under our ASHA project :

1000 bedsheets & 500 towels 

Early this month our associates & volunteers distributed dry ration to 250 families in Goa .

Since most of these families are really poor and underprivileged their living condition is a bit sad .

During the distribution, the associates discovered that these poor families required bedsheets and towels. 

This month we are again going to provide them dry ration along with the bedsheets and towels to 250 families infected with HIV.

You can please donate 1 kit of dry ration kit worth Rs 1000 along with 4 bedsheets and 2 towels. 

Incase you wish to donate in bulk please let us know .

We offer you 80G exemption certificate on your donation along with your pan card copy .

You can also pay the supplier directly. 

WE ARE NOT COLLECTING BEDSHEETS & TOWELS WITHOUT THE DRY RATION .

♡ Margao & porvorim 

But only with an appointment as we need to maintain social distancing.

We also can/ might pick bulk ration in sacks / cartoons / boxes either from your home or from the place where you have bought it.

But very difficult to pick individual rations from your door step .

Let's try to adopt every month just 1 family and help them with dry ration kit worth rs 1000 only .

♡ Udant , Anita Pereira.

Without their support it would be tough for us to manage alone .

ASHA as this project is known as , is a wonderful opportunity for you all to donate just rs 1000 a month as well as give away your bedsheets & towels. 

Every month we will collect different items which you might want to give away but with your dry ration kit.

Twitter : @streetproviden1

As usual strictly no calling , only thru WhatsApp on 8380097564.

God bless you