As conflict continues to escalate in Haiti, CORE is providing vital services throughout the country. Our staff on the ground are safe and have identified food security as a primary need amidst this crisis. In coordination with our partners World Central Kitchen and Acceso, we are rapidly delivering food kits in the Delmas region of Port-au-Prince, where CORE has been committed long-term to implementing humanitarian programs.

The delivery of these food kits will minimize the need for families to risk their safety searching for sustenance. Each food kit provides three meals a day for an entire month to a household of five and contains staple ingredients such as rice, cooking oil, peanut butter, beans, and canned salmon. CORE and our partners are locally procuring all materials to ensure we support the Haitian economy during this critical time. As of April 2024, we have distributed over 1,500 kits to displaced households with continued distributions planned in the coming weeks and months.

Through this emergency food assistance program, we are acutely focused on reaching the most vulnerable populations, including families with children with disabilities, those living outside of family care, and individuals who have been displaced due to ongoing violence. Our goal is to urgently provide families with enough food kits to be able to prepare half a million meals.