9635 Kazan needy families received food packages, weighing 12 kilograms, as part of the “Help is near” campaign

Families will receive such packages every two weeks during two months.

The Kazan districts administrations and some structural subdivisions of the Executive Committee, despite the holidays and weekends, switched to a high working mode. The load has increased due to the organization of food supply to needy Kazan citizens being in self-isolation regime. Food packages are delivered directly to the apartments of Kazan citizens. This was reported today at a meeting of the headquarters for combating the spread of coronavirus infection, which was held by Denis Kalinkin, head of the Executive Committee of Kazan.

Thus, food packages, weighing 12 kilograms each, were distributed to 9635 families as part of the “Help is near” republican campaign. In particular, 515 food packages were delivered to children whose parents are self-employed or sole proprietors engaged in the most affected sectors by the crisis. In total, 14438 needy people will receive assistance, the distribution of the remaining packages will be completed in the next few days – reported Rustem Gafarov, first deputy head of the Executive Committee of Kazan.

A decision to allocate food packages to needy citizens was made by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The first food packages formed by the Bakhetle company include buckwheat, pasta, condensed milk, apple nectar, tea, vegetable oil, canned meat, waffles, sugar, wheat flour, candy and green peas. The cost of one package is approximately 1200 rubles. Families will receive these packages every two weeks during two months.

In addition, in the coming days, the Magnit stores will launch a charity campaign and will distribute food packages to 2,000 needy families with four children. Lists of needy people are developed by social protection departments.

Meanwhile, awarding of jubilee medals to the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory, food packages, greeting cards from the city and republic leaders, as well as CDs with war time songs to Kazan veterans is being completed these days. 8655 war veterans and home front workers will receive medals along with gifts.

Rustem Gafarov noted a decrease in the number of applications from elderly Kazan citizens to the city volunteers’ headquarters during the May holidays. Yesterday, 56 people asked for assistance with the delivery of food and medicine.

In total, 7088 visits to the elderly and needy Kazan citizens were made by volunteers who also took part in the distribution of food packages from Bakhetle and KazanExpress.