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「有啲咩食物呀？粟米片、通粉，嘩，有餅乾！」梓朗是保良局「關愛無限‧共跨疫境」扶弱計劃的受惠者之一。他正就讀保良局幼稚園暨幼兒園，與父母及1歲的弟弟同住觀塘區的唐樓。早前本局探訪梓朗一家，了解他們在疫情下的生活情況，並送上營養包。梓朗對營養包的食物無比好奇，當看到餅乾時，即使隔著口罩，仍能感受到梓朗的笑容。梓朗興奮得把餅乾當作「毛公仔」，當晚整晚抱著它睡覺。梓朗媽媽翌日致電學校，哽咽著感謝學校和老師雪中送炭，簡單的一句︰「梓朗很喜歡你們送的餅乾。」，正正體現出咫尺善行的意義。   梓朗歡愉的笑容、媽媽感動的淚水，讓這包餅乾，價值遠超於其價格本身。   不少基層家庭受疫情影響，如同梓朗一家需要各界援手。保良局誠邀您加入「關愛無限‧共跨疫境」扶弱計劃，為受疫情影響的基層人士提供食物援助，尤其小朋友的基本營養需要。善長每捐款$350，可為一名低收入、失業及有需要人士提供為期一周的食物包/熱餐，或為一名基層兒童提供營養包。   捐款支持

For every mother, feeling her baby growing inside of her during the 10 months of pregnancy is one of life’s most incredible journeys. Ms. Yiu, soon to be the mother of Laam Laam, could not wait to welcome her little one and start their small family, Born prematurely at just 26 weeks, Laam Laam’s tiny organs were not yet ready for the world. He spent crucial months in the hospital fighting to survive and he requires round-the-clock care – a ventilator breathes for him at all times.   Laam Laam couldn’t run and jump like other kids in the past 6 years because he had to go to the hospital for various treatments. His ventilator must be monitored constantly. As such, Ms. Yiu had no choice but to leave her job to be Laam Laam’s full-time caregiver. While the financial, physical, and emotional demands soon became overwhelming, money grew tight as the income of Ms. Yiu’s husband alone could not cover Laam Laam’s expensive medical costs.   Professional team of Po Leung Kuk Chao King Lin Early Learning Centre is helping Laam Laam on his muscle training     Thankfully, she heard about the Po Leung Kuk Chao King Lin Early Learning Centre-Special Child Center. When the professionals of the center heard about Laam Laam’s circumstances, a dedicated team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, childcare workers and social workers were fully geared up to provide holistic support for Laam Laam and his family. His performance on his speech, muscles and eating abilities were weaker than other children of his age at the beginning of training; however after 3 years of time at the center, Laam Laam made tremendous strides in developing his overall abilities.   Ms Yiu feels immensely grateful to Po Leung Kuk and the center for providing her family with comprehensive support She cherishes how their care gave her strength and courage to face each hurdle along this difficult journey. “Because if I did not hang in there with courage, who else could Laam Laam count on?” While uncertainty remains about the future of Yiu’s family, Po Leung Kuk will continue to support children with special needs and their families like Yiu’s family through the Kuk’s full backing in fostering children development and meeting their family needs.   With the assistance of Po Leung Kuk’s resources and generous contributions from donors, we are able to provide adequate and comprehensive training services for underprivileged children and families, safeguarding the children's growth and offering holistic support to families.  

帶著食物援助包來到受助者譚婆婆的家門前，隱約看到鐵閘布簾後的譚婆婆出來迎接。「係咪吳姑娘呀？好耐無見，好掛住你啊！」隨行的吳姑娘熟練的叫我們踏入家門，然後與譚婆婆一起整理桌椅。一坐下，譚婆婆又說，「婆婆唔叻，唔識字，好彩你叫吳姑娘，12345我仲識，我識叫你5姑娘。」兩人相視而笑，彷如老朋友相聚。   譚婆婆也算是保良局的「老朋友」，她2014年開始接受本局食物援助。   譚婆婆每月生活只靠長者生活津貼，女兒多年前已失去聯絡，婆婆現在獨力照顧13歲的孫女，屬跨代照顧個案。譚婆婆早年於地盤工作時弄傷了兩腿膝蓋，關節亦開始退化，近年只能靠拾紙皮增加收入，近月因疫情緣故，婆婆怕感染病毒傳染孫女，因此已放棄了拾紙皮工作，只能在生活上更加慳。她數日才捨得換一次口罩；每天早午餐加起來當一餐；每次到食物銀行拿食物，為了慳2元搭車錢，寧願步行超過30分鐘去領取物資；她常掛在嘴邊的是「希望留多一點給孫女」。   因此，當譚婆婆知道保良局扶弱計劃讓她可以得到額外的食物包時，她萬分感激保良局。「食物包有麵好正！樣樣都齊，幫輕咗我好多！我又可以煮腸仔麵俾孫女食！」婆婆拿著食物包中的超市禮券喜從心來，還興奮的告訴孫女「我哋可以去買多啲腸仔了！」   當我們關心婆婆夠吃與否時，譚婆婆感恩的說「夠了夠了，我不會多取，夠用就可以了。我哋窮，但也有人比我哋更窮，夠用就可以了！」婆婆很少為自己打算，整個傾談過程常常問我們坐得辛苦與否，又抱歉只有風扇沒有冷氣，還叮囑一段時間沒見的吳姑娘早點回工作間，「你早點回去吧，用了你一個小時，食物銀行忙著呢！」   平日分發食物援助時，吳姑娘也會把握機會關心受助者身心狀況，支援受眾物質的同時，也給予他們情緒上的關顧。但因疫情緣故，食物銀行需要支援更多基層家庭，個別關顧時間也相應減少了。吳姑娘知道我們上門訪問譚婆婆，她也特意調時間來見見婆婆，除為了來探探老朋友，也想親手將這食物包送給她，免卻她來回步行之苦。   一個食物包，一小時相聚，一見如故。食物援助紀錄表上是一個名字，背後卻是一個為照顧孫女努力生活的長者故事。分發食物，可以是機械式的工作，也可以是一個雪中送炭的咫尺善行。