Help families avoid having to decide whether to
heat OR eat this winter
Winter is the hardest season of the year for families struggling in poverty across Eastern Europe. Fridged temperatures, homes with little to no insulation or protection from the elements, and skyrocketing utility expenses force many families to choose between heating OR eating throughout the winter months.
As the temperatures plunge, life gets more difficult as many families don't have indoor plumbing which means cold trips outside at all hours to use the washroom, and struggle to haul water inside.
With limited access to indoor plumbing, the winter months bring cold trips out to use the bathroom at all hours for many famileis struggling in poverty
Most homes of the families we work with only have small wood-burning stoves that is used both for cooking and heating the whole house. Access to heating materials like firewood and briquettes is often out of reach as the cost can be too high, leaving many searching for scrap wood to try and keep warm.
Single small stoves are often the only source of heat for many during the coldest months
Everyone helps with gathering heating wood throughout the day to try to keep warm, even the youngest
Mission Without Borders' Operation Winter Rescue Program helps families in need by providing warm clothes, blankets, boots, and heating supplies throughout the coldest months so families don't have to choose between heating or eating.
Please help us reach more families with the supplies they need to stay warm and fed this winter. Donate and support Operation Winter Rescue today.