Kuching CSSC soup kitchen now halal-certified, assures minister
KUCHING: The soup kitchen operating at Kuching Community Social Support Centre (CSSC) at Jalan Abell here has been certified halal.
In announcing this, Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Sarawak Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah says the facility has been preparing over 100 meals for breakfast and lunch every day, catering to both Muslims and non-Muslims.
“I always believe that if we provide something with a sincere heart, there will always be others who will come to help us.
‘We also received contributions from individuals and corporate bodies (for this centre),” said Fatimah during a Chinese New Year 2024 event held at the CSSC yesterday.
Based on ministry’s data, between December 2022 and December last year, the soup kitchen had provided 37,513 meals for the public, 68 per cent of which set for lunch-time.
Adding on, Fatimah said: “The centre also serves as a platform for various welfare services offered to the public, such as counselling, women training programmes, community food bank, one-stop integrated social support and intervention referral services, as well as activities corner for youth.
“Moreover, the centre is working with a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) to provide tuitions for school-children living near the centre, such as those from the KMC flats at Jalan Ban Hock.
“The low-cost flats might not offer the most conducive learning environment for big families.
“Thus, I hope the CSSC could assist these children with their studies with the aim to break the vicious cycle of poverty. We can open a place here for them (the children) to come for tuition and we will be looking for tuition teachers.”
Fatimah added that her ministry planned to set up a temporary transit centre for homeless individuals at the top floor of the CSSC.