The CEO of emergency relief charity Serving Our People says services will be closed for Christmas Day, but has urged locals to reach out for help when they can.
The charity will keep its doors open up until Christmas Day – delivering food and toys around Logan and providing free food at the newly opened The People’s Market.
“We’ve got a toy drive which is for children who have suffered from domestic violence,” Serving Our People founder Yas Matbouly said.
“At the same time, we’ve got a lot of toys at our People’s Market for people who can’t afford to buy gifts this time of the year.
“Believe it or not, after talking to our recipients and asking them what they want to give their children for Christmas, a lot are asking for food.
“We’ve never seen that before, and we’ve been doing this toy drive for three years.”
He said the Feeding Our People campaign, which has seen thousands of food deliveries across the city, would also continue up until 25 December.
The People’s Market, located at KENG Tudor Park, is open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm.
In the store’s first two weeks of operation, it provided free food to more than 1500 struggling locals.
There you can freely access essential non-perishable groceries, fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen meals and other household items.
Serving Our People first opened its doors in March 2020, operating as a free delivery service for those who could not leave their homes to purchase essential items such as groceries, baby formula and medications.
