On the 31st of New Year's Eve, a support group provided life consultation and food distribution in Tokyo to support people who are in need of living due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
This was urgently done by five groups supporting people in need of living in a park in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and was visited by a large number of people who lost their jobs.
Many of the consultations are that people are in need of life due to the effects of the new coronavirus, such as losing their jobs, and members of support groups advise to apply for welfare protection or at a prepared business hotel. I supported the procedure for spending the year-end and New Year holidays.
In addition, food and masks were distributed, and visitors received them one after another.
A 59-year-old man who lost his job due to the new coronavirus said, "I have to quit the company and I am running out of savings and I am having trouble living. I got advice, so I would like to think about what to do in the future." I was talking.
Tsuyoshi Inaba, CEO of Tsuyoshi Inaba, one of the support groups, said, "The number of people living on the streets increases every year during the year-end and New Year holidays, but due to the influence of Corona, more people get lost on the streets. I want to help reduce the number of people who spend the cold season on the streets. "
Support groups will provide life counseling and food distribution at St. Ignatius Church in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on New Year's Day and next month.