MORE SOUP KITCHENS NEEDED IN UKRAINE

United Ukrainian American Relief Committee (UUARC) calls for financial assistance to expand the “Soup Kitchen” program in Ukraine.  This program is very successful and desperately needed.  For over seven years, UUARC has funded this program in Lviv, where 50 elderly clients, among them former political dissidents and former members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army have the opportunity to share a warm meal in a warm place and in good company.  One former soldier admitted “even though we’re slightly ashamed of having to come here, we need to”.

The economy in Ukraine at this time indicates that the program must be expanded to other oblasts of Ukraine.  We received a status report from our Director in Kyiv, who says, “unfortunately, the elderly, helpless, and solitary people are the least likely to receive assistance.  Since the recent trend towards rising prices for crucial aspects of daily life, and with the onset of winter, there are people who can barely subsist.  In the south of Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odessa oblasts, and in the west – Luhansk, Donetsk and Zaporizhzha oblasts, there is a clear need for a program to feed these poor souls.  The winter is especially brutal as they suffer from the cold, illnesses, poor nutrition and loneliness”.

UUARC has opened additional soup kitchens in Mykolayiv and in Aaporizhzha, which costs $1250 per city, per month.  This  added 60 persons to this crucial program.  They are very, very grateful.

UUARC encourages community involvement!  Please send donations to “UUARC-Soup Kitchens” to

1206 Cottman Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19111

All donations are tax-deductible.