Humanitarian--Estonia Food Bank

The COVID 19 pandemic was causing a great stress to government and non governmental organizations who provided food relief to Estonian citizens. In Estonia, the public assistance resulting from the outbreak of COVID 19 was planned to expire in August 2021. This meant that many of those in poorer, disabled, elderly, and certain children from disadvantaged families, would be without government assistance. The reduction of government benefits resulted in an extreme need for emergency assistance for food and sanitation products for those who are unable to provide for themselves.

The government is working with those who are at greater risk and who are not already supported by existing governmental program. The information about those in need are shared with the Estonia Food Bank offices of the City of Tallinn, local food suppliers, delivery businesses, and Tallinn volunteer groups.

LDS Charities provided a truck load of food for the coming winter. Latter-day Saint missionaries started volunteering helping at the warehouse and delivering food. These missionaries are called to the Baltic Mission in Eastern Europe.