Area foodstuff financial institution serving undocumented Richmond community asking for donations, volunteers

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Waymakers Basis is inquiring for donations and volunteers to aid Richmond’s Latino neighborhood dealing with hardship and foodstuff insecurity through the coronavirus pandemic.

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Volunteers are needed at the Waymakers Foundation to enable bundle and produce foods to Latino families in have to have. (Picture: Waymakers Foundation)

Latinos with Tax ID numbers have been still left out of the second round of stimulus payments leaving them devoid of added support even though they file and shell out taxes.

In accordance to Natasha Lemus, founder of Waymakers Foundation and longtime advocate for undocumented Latinos, this has left lots of in the community questioning why the federal government carries on to overlook their need to have when they lawfully shell out their federal and condition
taxes each year.

“Historically, minority families working experience the best ranges of socioeconomic hardships in the United States. Include COVID to the blend and you can promptly see the domino result of career loss that prospects to food items and housing insecurity,” Lemus mentioned.

Lemus’s foundation has been supporting feed Latino family members in this time of crisis. The foundation serves above 600 households regular. But now they want aid.

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Waymakers Basis has been obtaining donations of foods all over the pandemic to distribute to families they serve in the Richmond-area. (Photo: Waymakers Foundation)

“We are in urgent will need of volunteers to hold up with the desire of packing food items bins for distribution and aiding with distribution onsite and for deliveries,” Lemus claimed.

To make a donation or volunteer, you can make contact with Waymakers Basis at (804)-920-0179 or go to their Facebook website page.