‘Bom Jesus in the Fight against Hunger’ program distributes basic food baskets; see the beneficiaries | North Fluminense

The Municipality of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, in the North of Rio de Janeiro, begins another stage of the Bom Jesus na Luta contra a Fome program, which distributes monthly basic food baskets, for a period of 6 months, to families accompanied by the municipality’s Cras.

According to City Hall, the program aims to address food and nutritional insecurity worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Families who:

• They are registered in the Single Registry in Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, in the poverty and extreme poverty range
• They do not receive any Federal (Bolsa Família, Emergency Aid) or State (Supera Rio) benefits
• They are in a situation of food and nutritional insecurity, with a social opinion from the Cras technical team, due to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic
• They have a social opinion from the Cras technical team in accordance with municipal laws 1243 and 1244/2016, which provide for emergency benefits (for example, rain victims)

The City Hall also clarifies that, if the resident wants to obtain more information about Bom Jesus na Luta contra a Fome, make a complaint or identify themselves in the program profile, they should contact the Cras closest to their residence, to obtain assistance from the technical team.

For more information, residents should contact us via Whatsapp: (22) 99951-6182.