FOOD BANK FOR THE POOR SANGOLDA  GOA is installing THESE 10 new fridges to accept and collect extra cooked food.

( picture attached).

Please do sponsor these fridges @ Rs 19000 each.

These are brand new ELANPRO  fridges purchased from Global Enterprises , Porvorim.

We have identified 10 locations where these fridges will be installed & we are assured of daily min 25 kgs to 30 kgs of Extra food which otherwise is being wasted everyday.

These 30 kgs of food from each fridge is enough for 80 to 90 meals as 1 kg of food is enough for 3 people.

We have identification of numerous poor families situated in the vicinity of these fridges who are suffering from HIV & TB and other sickness.

We have 3 teams created covering 3 fridges per team and these teams will directly get this extra good food to those poor families daily.

We as the only Registered Food Bank in Goa have 23 such fridges installed across Goa , with 11 such fridges installed in Police Stations. 

For almost 6 years and running our food bank fridges has been feeding our homeless in our shelter Homes as daily we get about 300 kgs to 500 kgs of food of which 20% to 30% is not consumable which is then fed to the animals.

We also donate extra food to other homes and other NGOs who feed in their locality in Goa.

Running Food bank fridges has been one of the greatest achievements I can boast off as a result we are able to open so many Homes and take in non stop so many homeless people. 

Why ?

Because daily we know God provides food in our fridges which is donated by many unknown and unseen people who understand hunger & Homelessness. 

If my shelter Homes can run with extra cooked food through our food bank fridges why not other poor people homes especially those suffering from HIV & TB and sickness ?

Many will think about ” FOOD POSIONING “.

Yes you are right .

We have designed systems where by our team members are made to understand looking at the food to know if the food is consumable or not.

Usually poor and underprivileged people never ever complain about food as most of them hardly can afford 2 decent square meals and whatever is given is accepted if not good they will throw out, but they never ever complain.

It's the unwanted idle people who are usually jealous and envy of those who are trying to do good who make issues and show a mole as a hill

If you feel your can sponsor a fridge or two then be assured of UNLIMITED BLESSINGS from so many poor families suffering from HIV & TB and poverty and sickness.

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Can u ever imagine in Goa , poor ethnic goans from villages without food , medicines, and not going our of the house for years due to stigma & mental disabilities which has passed down from one generation to the next generation.

Well, many assume and pass comments 

” no poor goans in Goa or on the streets “.

Today we took in one sad, disappointing , pathetic, terribly suffering ” elderly mother and an un married and terribly undernourished daughter ” suffering from mental disabilities may be even chronic disabilities. 

Father died leaving behind 3 small daughters.

Not exactly sure what and how but one unmarried daughter died suffering from mental disabilities. 

Another daughter married but recently showing initial signs of disabilities. 

And this 3rd daughter, totally lost and high level of depression which might be some sort of mental disabilities,  being looked after by the elderly widow mother with no source of any money.

When Neighbors give, only then they get food to eat.

Neighbors don't Have any issue in helping but are scared as the daughter gets bouts of aggression & other symptoms of mental disabilities. 

For close to 10 years daughter and mother are just in the small house & should by chance the daughter venture out of the house , all trouble breaks loose as she might be taunted, mocked or made fun off which results in the daughter firing bad words, throwing stones, rants and abuses.

One of our village volunteer in this village & an elderly Nun saw their misery and approached us to care & rehabilitate which we consented.

Today the mothers brother admitted into our home with the recommendation of the Local MLA & The Village Panchayat.

These are both LIFE LONG ADMISSION & I have to be responsible for them as long as they live as there is just no one to help them back home.

And most of our admissions are LIFE LONG and I am responsible for them as that's how life is.

They have no money , no saving , no pension,  no government dole , NOTHING.

Easy to Freaking pass comments on social media ” NO Goans are poor or No Goans are on the streets “.

And you should know why and where my anger and attitude comes from. 

It arises as The Women & Child Department especially The Deputy Director who turned her heart into stone when she should have been on the ground to here the cries of such horrible instances of our own goan women living in misery.

Simply i don't get angry.

It's been years that Ministers, Directors , Deputy Directors have done absolutely nothing for our own poor goan women suffering from mental disabilities and have no 1st hand data, info or any idea of how widows , unmarried girls , abandoned wives, elderly ladies are living in S*IT suffering from mental disabilities. 

This freaking nonsense attitude of these government officials has to stop.

The day I loose my patience  ” I will be forced to sit on the streets with all these ladies ” till it attracts the attention of State Women & Child Minister as well as The Central Women & Child Minister. 

As of today we have close to 10 such goan ladies suffering from mental & physical disabilities living in S*IT , pleading & asking for help and we will help and all these are in IPHB.

Once released, may be by this month end, if we don't admitt them , these 10 will reach the streets , make a mess , get a pasting from others, may be even man handled & abused and then again they will be reaffirmed into IPHB.

So do these poor Goan ladies with disabilities admitted in IPHB have any choices ?

We as an NGO can't give these excuses like other do :

We accept and care for anyone who needs care and help especially if they are goans & poor.

No one is ever refused admission but that requires constant flow of resources.

That's why we constantly upload our work on social media ” showing what we do & asking for donations “.

At the rate mental disabilities is rising I am sure every month we will be taking in 15 – 20 poor goans suffering from mental disabilities. 

At current 180 strength add 15 per month to 12 months ie 180 .

So 360 to 400 beds we have to have at any point of time.

If you wish to support us please do but don't pass negative comments as that will come back to you and your family and then it will be to late to reverse the situations.

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♡♡♡ Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas & Benaulim MLA Cpt Venzy Viegas sits down for lunch @ Street Providence shelter home along with those poor goans suffering from disabilities. 

Today at our shelter homes @ Cavelossim,  we had a simple lunch for our friends in both these 2 Homes and we were joined by :

It was an simple Thanksgiving lunch for all those present.

Most of our friends in these 2 homes @ Cavelossim are poor homeless goans, suffering from severe mental disabilities and on medication.

Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and his 3 Priests who are fron Ranchi Archdiocese experienced 1st hand how we @ Street Providence provide service and care to the poor homeless people suffering from mental disabilities. 

Street Providence has a home in Daltonganj diocese and we intend add more homes in Daltonganj diocese to cater to the poor in Jharkhand suffering from mental disabilities and homelessness.

Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas & his Priests saw with their eyes the different types of friends in this two homes & how they are on medication for different types of disabilities.

Well , Our friendship with Cpt Venzy goes back before he became an MLA and we always invite him to our homes whenever we have any function.

Cpt Venzy Viegas as the Benaulim MLA too is doing good work across the entire constituency especially on the Health Care front.

Rarely one sees in Goa especially , A Bishop sitting down for a meal with the homeless suffering from disabilities. 

Also one seldom see in Goa, an elected MLA taking part in a meal In a shelter home with poor people with disabilities. 

I am sure both, Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas & Benaulim MLA , Cpt Venzy Viegas experienced the prayers, blessings and good wishes, given by our friends from both these Homes during this small short lunch program.

Usually everyone does these visits during Christmas week & rest of the year no one thinks and visits the homeless in shelter homes.

But both Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas & Benaulim MLA Cpt Venzy Viegas made time & that speaks volumes of their supoort to Street Providence vision ” Ending hunger and homelessness “.

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It's another hectic week @ Street Providence Goa where by 4 people were admitted into our homes as of this week end.

3 are goans & 1 is a non goan who is bed ridden, of which 2 are ladies and 2 are men.

Last week we had admitted 5 such people.

Link attached of the bed ridden educated man picked up this week :

Link below of last week admission :

This week the people admitted are :

☆ 1. A DOWNSYNDROME goan girl having just having just her mother and so poor that it's very sad case.

Top it all : mother is in GMC for an open heart surgery and this daughter who cant talk and do anythiny by herself, was with her.

Incase anything goes wrong in GMC with this child,  press will scream and GMC gets a bad name .

A kind hearted senior citizen Mr Basil Dcunha requested us to rehabilitate the girl till the mother is discharged.

☆ 2. An elderly senior citizen goan lady brought in by Goa Police which could be a case of mental disabilities.

☆ 3. A non goan educated man but paralyzed totally both legs below the waist.

Has been living in various Government hospitals in Goa for months as he can't walk or get up from the bed alone.

Recommend by Dr Roshan Nazareth, Candolim health centre as this man requires nutrition and Physiotherapy to get back to his feet.

At the moment has to be bathed and taken to wash room. Totally On a wheel chair

☆ 4. A very young goan boy with only his sister in his family as both parents dead.

Chronic case of severe psychiatric disabilities to an extent gets so violent that he has to be chained up and tied at home as he has serious bouts of aggression.

A frequent inmate of IPHB but no one to care for him as his only sister goes to work.

Recommend by Poriem MLA, as he is a voter of that constituency. 

This young boy is a risk to society , as he can attack anyone on the street or get into a fight & beaten up on the street due to his aggressive nature.

His sister is working and no one at home to administer his daily medication leaving him to wander around.

We still have another 12 goan ladies suffering from severe mental disabilities to admitt into our homes as of today and the requests are increasing.

Few are admitted & taking treatment at IPHB and few are yet to get into IPHB to get treatment.

It's very sad state of affairs for those who are poor and suffering from disabilities.

We stand committed in Goa to consider and help each request systematically and only after evaluating the request.

Your support to our NGO means alot to us.

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To bring free health care to the poorest of the poor in rural villages across Goa ( before we implement it across other states ) we are starting FREE PHYSIOTHERAPY CAMPS which will be followed up by free Physiotherapy sessions in RURAL villages in GOA, for the poorest of the poor.

And the 1st such camp is on 28.1.2024 @ St John The Baptist Church , Pilerne , Bardez , Goa.

( poster attached).

This camp is OPEN TO ALL including the poorest of the poor in the villages of Pilerne , Nerul & Reis Magos.

Those who are not poor and can afford ” our Physiotherapist will treat you at your home for a reasonable charge ” after you are assessed at The Camp.

But only the poorest of the poor will be provided free Physiotherapy sessions after the assessment at The Camp.

But even before this 1st Camp starts , our FREE Physiotherapy sessions are taking place for 2 poor goans ladies suffering from pain, in a brand new room provided by Fr Derrick , The Parish priest of St John The Baptist Church. 

Well most of my projects are thought off way in advance looking at the problems on the ground.

Flash back :

The world is in stress , tension , sickness, trouble

Poverty is increasing leading to mental disabilities as well as pains in the body.

Old and elderly are abandoned due to social issues of children who migrate etc.

In the next 2 to 3 years the mental health issues due to alcohol, drug abuse, stress, etc is beyond one's imagination as of today. 

You can expect hoardes of people with unsound minds roaming the streets and you and I will not be able to do anything neither will be the authorities.

All may not get admission into psychiatric hospitals or even shelter homes. 

In a country of 1.4 billion, we have only 440 + hospitals dealing with psychiatric issues.

We intend to create units in rural villages for two purposes only for the poorest of the poor  –

☆ 1. Physiotherapy for the body – by moving Physiotherapist into villages 

and on this same network, 

☆ 2. Psychiatric medication for the mind – by gathering data of those in the villages suffering from mental disabilities , get them assessed at the local Government mental hospital, provide them free monthly transport to go for their monthly assessment to the government hospitals , providing free psychiatric medications month after month.

Might sound complicated or confusing to some.

But hold on.

We are currently having a bed capacity for 240 people with mental & physical disabilities along with 3 full fledged Physiotherapy units and we see alot of stability and improvements In all our psychiatric patients in all our 10 shelter homes in Goa due to Physiotherapy and administering them their prescribed psychiatric medicines from IPHB only.

So if it works in our homes it should be taken to others who will be requiring these services.

This is how Street Providence is going to work – by taking free health care for both mental & physical disabilities to the poorest of the poor only in rural villages in Goa.

Funding ?

Well there will be avenues namely :

You can also be a part of this unique concept of free health care in rural villages and get that permanent joy when you see your donation bringing LIGHT to the poorest of the poor in your own village by this concept.

But if we need to see reduction of murders , suicides, divorcees, hordes of homeless people living on streets , unclean people roaming endlessly , etc then we need to look at how to bring good health care to the poorest of the poor with focus being on Awareness of mental disabilities.

We visualize, conceptualize, implement and are always ready when the problems have escalated.

1. Just 24 hours ago UN, has put out on their official site the no. of people with disabilites in the world, both in % and in nos. 

( poster attached ).

It means 1: 5 or 1: 6 person is suffering from disabilities. 

Or in simple words ever 5 to 6 person requires help as they are suffering from disabilities. 

2. Government of Goa , is doubling their bed capacity at IPHB from 190 to 400 ( approx).

With point 1 & 2, the writing is clear and visible but majority don't want to see , even if they see understand that this is not for my family and then when it strikes one family – run helter and shelter. 

We require cluster of 3 villages to join in but only In rural Goa as we are keen to implement this system across RURAL Goa and not only through churches but also through temples and mosques.

We require the space only – equipment and Physiotherapist we will arrange.

No negative comments please as it will come back to you only.

Let's prepare to fight this huge issue of mental disabilities before it gets out of hand.

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We have just finished Celebrating the Festival of Christmas commemorating The Birth Of Baby Jesus in a manger and incase you reading this post have any budget left which you did not spend for Christmas then please donate for a genuine cause.

We have a big medical bill to pay and all help is welcome .

( incase you get time and check the prices in Google you will get a fair idea of the costing).

STREET PROVIDENCE MANIPUR completes a month of our men shelter home being blessed and we now have a registered office In Imphal.

I had spent a couple of days in Manipur early December 23 and moved across various districts listening to various people who are going hardships.

One thing hit me ” medical equipment & medicines ” are the need of the hour.

Immediately we ordered huge qty of generic medicines from Delhi, for two hospital ie Kangpokpi & Singngat. 

( attached posters of the medicines)

Medicines are in big demand in the hills as logistics is a nightmare.

Organizing these huge qty of medicines at short notice took 2 weeks and only after 25th Dec these medicines were dispatched to Guwahati & Dimapur as there is no direct freight services into both these districts from Delhi.

Medicines sent to Dimapur has finally landed at Kangpokpi.

Guwahati medicines is yet to reach Singngat.

Both consignments left same day from the same supplier through the same transport Co but logistics is a big issue. 

Winter has set in . Night temperature is at 8 degrees. 

Unemployment is an issue due to the displacement, inflation has reached double figures as per today latest news so naturally prices will double

The poor especially those with little children, the elderly, those suffering from disabilities, women with new born babies will be effected the most.

It's difficult times in land 4000 kns away from Goa

Curfews , strikes, etc are common in the last few weeks.

Even before these two consignments reached , we have requests for more medicines from other districts.

It's difficult to say no but we have to ask for donations to bring that Little light in their lives.

For the last few days I was occupied with our shelter home issues in Goa which are almost sorted out due to the Support of The Hon CM Of GOA & we have started rehabilitating a huge no of poor goans suffering from mental disabilities into our Goa homes.

Goa is just 2 districts and I see and get daily so many requests for help and rehabilitation that I shudder &  can't stop thinking about the plight of those in relief camps whose troubles especially for medication is worth helping out with.

Dry ration is being taken care off for 500 families each month in different districts as we got a sponsor for 6 months dry ration.

A little here and there towards a genuine cause is what my humble request to you incase you are reading the entire post and reached this line.

Most of us have gone on with our daily lives as its next to impossible to go on helping again and again, which is but natural.

But now we have a home in Manipur and we have staff in Imphal , we are keen to provide aid and help to as many as possible be it through dry ration, medicines, school fees , medical equipment, rehabilitation of those with disabilities or even reconstruction of homes.

You too can join us and play your little part As we share in their troubles and bring light in their lives.

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STREET PROVIDENCE has started the New Year with focus being on rehabilitation of the poor Goans who are homeless and suffering from mental disabilities as well those homeless on the streets and abandoned in hospitals.

From 2nd to the 5th , we have provided rehabilitation to 5 such men & women and in the coming week we have close to 10 such ethnic goans to rehabilitate, failing which most will reach the streets as all are poor goan ladies and all are suffering from mental and physical disabilities. 

These are the 5 who we have taken in as seen in the poster attached  :

☆ 1. An elderly Goan abandoned widow, from Divar having no one in her family to care for her &  recommended by Mayem MLA,  dropped by the Village Sarpanch to our home , suffering from mild mental disabilities.

☆ 2. The ” Dead man walking Alive ” from Agassiam suffering from big wounds on his head which requires daily dressing and a severe degree of mental disabilities admitted by the family.

☆ 3. A abandoned non Goan man, Mr Prem Patil from District hospital mapusa brought in by Goa Police @ Mapusa, wheel chair bound with severe physical damages to his leg and on a pamper, and has to be carried around for everything and totally undernourished & weak , brought on a Stretcher in our Ambulance to our home 

☆ 4. A poor goan man from Navelim suffering from severe mental disabilities whose sister too is in our shelter homes for over two years with multiple sickness including mental disabilities and having at home an elderly bed ridden mother who just can manage even one of them.

☆ 5. A south Indian homeless man brought by Goa Police @ Anjuna who is totally insane had to be admitted into IPHB as he was getting put of control.

We also rescued a goan dumb man roaming on the streets of Mapusa – Giurim road and reunited Him with his family at Candolim through Calangute police station , after The Disability Commissioner of Goa, Mr Pawaskar saw him early morning roaming around on the streets and informed us to help and in the bargain disturbed my peaceful sleep that early morning.

But the coming week is tough as there are 9 to 10 admissions of ethnic poor goan ladies suffering from severe to incurable mental disabilities of which 8 are in IPHB awaiting their discharge but we are delaying as our women homes are totally full, but we will adjust.

It's getting bad to worse on the streets and only those on the ground see and find such genuine people looking for help care and rehabilitation.

We are committed to taking in all genuine requests especially if they are poor goans and suffering from mental disabilities. 

We have been assured full support by

The Hon Chief Minister of Goa to keep our services on &  to run as many homes as we can 

so as to avoid our poor goans suffering from mental disabilities reaching the streets due to no care and timely treatment and daily medication.

With assured help from The Department of W&CD & Social Welfare, we just need to focus on opening more homes to take in all these poor goans suffering from mental disabilities else there will be a spill over on the streets and IPHB will be in a tight spot.

Remember IPHB has 190 beds and we have 240 beds, of which our 125 patients are extremely volatile & suffering from severe to chronic mental disabilities.

Any delay in support from the authorities can lead to demotivation from our side and once that happens it will ge difficult to handle.

We are in constant need of support through donations as we as in kind like diapers, food grains , medicines, etc.

To run so many Free shelter home looking after the homeless and those with severe mental disabilities one needs a continous flow of funds and donations.

And that's the reason we use social media to promote and show the world our work so as to generate donations without which we will not be able to help and care for 100's of genuine poor goans suffering on the streets due to mental disabilities and homelessness.

I am aware that our continous and non stop services as an NGO across Goa and India in many fields is causing ENVY & jealously among a few people who can't just digest my style of working .

But WE DARE TO DREAM & WE SERVE THE POOR WHERE NO ONE VEBTURES INTO .

Please do support us through your blessings , prayers and donations

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