Without the Feeding Center,
my daughters wouldn’t have lunch. Because of it, they’ve been able to eat every day and focus on school.
Andrea, her husband, and their three daughters have lived in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump for 10 years. Her husband works from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the garbage dump, while she is unable to work due to an injury. Living on one income, Andrea and her husband cook breakfast and dinner for their children, and Transforming Futures’ Feeding Center has provided lunch every day for the past seven years. Without the Feeding Center, “my daughters wouldn’t have lunch,” Andrea says. “Thanks to the Feding Center, my daughters have been able to eat every day, and it has allowed them to focus on school.”
— Andrea Patricia’s Family
The Feeding Center is a blessing. Our income changes every day. I don’t know what I’d do if it wasn’t there to make sure my family eats.
Blanca is a single mother who takes care of her four children, two grandchildren, and three other children. She has worked in the garbage dump ever since she was seven years old, collecting food and recyclable materials. Selling the materials, she makes about $20 every fifteen days. “[The Feeding Center] has been so much help because our incomes vary a lot from one day to another,” she says. “It has been a blessing for our children. I have had so many difficulties that I don’t know what I would do if the Feeding Center wasn’t there making sure my family eats every day.
— Blanca Lopez’s Family
