Food Security

In usual times, we provide our members with 3 meals a day, 5 days a week, in addition to the olla solidaria, or community potluck lunch prepared by and served to our families on Saturdays. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and safety precautions, our families have not been able to join us in person.

At the start of the country-wide quarantine, our dedicated team was prepared to do what it would take to guarantee that, even though they were on lock down, our members received nutritious and plentiful food for their families. Every two weeks, our families would make their way to the Center to pick up their provision kits - and although it was just for a few minutes, our team was grateful to check-in and make sure our members were doing alright despite the severe & frightening circumstances.

Through local and international connections and support, we were able to not only provide food for our “Family of Families,” but also other communities throughout Quito that were experiencing grave situations of vulnerability. Over the course of a year, we have served more than 100,000 people!