Healing Waters Foundation is appealing to the community for help
This NPO feeds 60 families a month and 150 individuals a week with their feeding scheme. They are asking the community for food donations to keep the project going.
The Healing Waters Foundation aims to bring hope to the hopeless. They are an NPO that believes that everyone deserves a second chance. The Discovery-based organisation was founded by Lee Lerm more than 20 years ago, but only registered in 2017. With nine primary outreaches in their portfolio, this organisation provides support to numerous communities in amazing ways. Not only do they provide useful resources to help people in need, but their outreaches also include emotional support, counselling, and prayer groups.
One of their extremely valuable outreaches is the Hungry Tummies Project. This project is run by the youth of the organisation and has a very big impact on several West Rand communities. Hungry Tummies feeds 60 families each month and 150 individuals each week.
The youth of the organisation put the food packages together, pack them into shopping bags, and help distribute them to families and individuals who need help. They also cook meals, which are handed out to people who need food. While non-perishable items make up the majority of the food packs, donations are used to add a few more yummy items such as meat, fruit, and sweet treats.
Sadly, with more and more families coming to them for help, the food bank is quickly depleting, making it more difficult to help the families who need them. Healing Waters Foundation is asking for donations of non-perishable food items that can help to replenish the food bank and feeding families in need, such as rice, maize meal, canned food, pasta, tea, sugar and anything else that will not go off. They are also asking for plastic shopping bags, for the food used in their feeding scheme. The organisation is also asking for donations to assist in their other outreach programmes, more specifically: •Unwanted clothes in good condition, especially for babies, toddlers and older children
•Teddy bears and toys
•Toiletries and cleaning supplies
•Wool
•Blankets and beanies
•Spoils for children (cookies, sweets, juice, etc)
•Santa’s shoe-boxes for children (preferably unisex items)
Each item donated to the organisation will find a use in one of the nine outreaches. Apart from the feeding scheme, the organisation runs eight other outreaches:
• The Cuddle Bear Project, which provides a little ray of sunshine to children who are in hospital or severely sick at home with the happy surprise of a teddy bear and a spoil bag.
• The Bubbles Project is a small but effective outreach project that aims to bring a smile to the faces of elderly residents who have been left alone. Chocolates are given to the people at the old age homes in hopes of spreading a little positivity.
•The Angels Project provides support groups, counselling, and care packages for women who have had miscarriages.
•The Lighthouse Project assists people with addictions and suicidal tendencies.
•The Woolies Project is made up of community members who knit blankets, beanies, scarves, and socks, which are handed out to people who need them.
•The Giving Hope Project is an initiative to assist people who are unable to find employment. The initiative teaches valuable entrepreneurial and business skills so people can start providing for themselves.
•The Healing Hands Project is made up of a group of prayer warriors who use the power of prayer to provide hope and support.
To find out more, contact Abby Lerm on 079 999 1388.
