CAMPAIGNS AND FUNDRAISERS

IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO MORE?

Serving families in situations of social vulnerability, home visitors mobilized to extend aid through donations.

Francisca Ariana Estevão (home visitor in General Sampaio/CE) said she developed strategies to assist the families during the pandemic, including creating a conversation group on an app, where she posted suggestions for activities and storytelling weekly. Another way to help was through food collection campaigns. “With these campaigns, we were able to collect cleaning and personal care products, food, and milk to assemble basic food baskets and distribute them to families who have lost their income due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” explained Francisca.

Realizing the financial situation of the families participating in the program, which was aggravated by the pandemic, Milena Dalila Ferreira Lima (home visitor in General Sampaio/CE) decided to talk to her supervisor to propose some form of help. They decided to run campaigns to collect cleaning products and food. In addition to children's activity kits and information on coronavirus prevention, the home visitor also started to deliver basic food baskets to families. “In addition to guiding the children's development, we were able to help the whole family with these donations,” explained Milena.