The food bank provides nutritional support and life essentials to the people in need.
In cities across the globe, citizens are being asked to work from home or social distance themselves while health organizations prepare testing sites, hospital units, and clinics.
In response United Sikhs, a global humanitarian non-profit organization has opened Emergency Food Banks in Canada to assist with the overwhelming demand for food, supplies and hygiene products to help those in need.
Premier Doug Ford ordered Monday afternoon to close all non- essential workplaces in Ontario to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Essential services will continue their operations to maintain supply chains and ensure the people of Ontario have access to necessities, including groceries, medicines and other essential products.
However, the demand for supplies is still a daily concern for homebound elderly population and families with children who are no longer able to receive daily school lunches.
According to Guru Sahib's command, service is in their lap whom God makes his servant. It is a great service to put yourself in the forefront to serve others, regardless of your life in this tough phase.
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“When the general public is asked to stock their shelves for an undetermined amount of time, they overlook a great number of families who cannot afford to do so,” said United Sikh’s operations manager of Canadian Chapter, Harpreet Singh. “For those families, UNITED SIKHS is dedicated to making sure they receive the supplies they need.”
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The United Sikhs Emergency Food Bank free supplies include:
- Canned goods
- Hot meals
- Dry goods
- Medicines, (Over-the-counter meds)
“Our seniors, children and vulnerable groups with pre-existing medical conditions are suffering the most due to this pandemic. Those who are financially able should consider donating to UNITED SIKHS so this free Emergency Food Bank of life essentials can be expanded to everyone who needs it,” said Jagdeep Singh, the United Sikhs chief executive officer.
The organization urges those who need Emergency Food Bank supplies to fill out a form on the website www.UNITEDSIKHS.org, or by contacting directly (905) 672-2245 for assistance.
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