{"id":997459,"date":"2025-12-19T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/?p=997459"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:15:11","slug":"eppd-volunteers-keep-feeding-those-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/eppd-volunteers-keep-feeding-those-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"EPPD volunteers keep feeding those in need"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"997459\" class=\"elementor elementor-997459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c6e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c6e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0006e1f\" data-id=\"0006e1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34751ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34751ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>For the past five years, staff from the Environmental Policy and Planning Division (EPPD) of the Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development have undertaken a Christmas Charity Port of Spain Meal Initiative to prepare meals for those in need through the Love All Serve all Kitchen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><p>The kitchen, located in Port of Spain is part of the International Love All Serve All Initiative and has been operational for over seven years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6015d38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6015d38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e744d2\" data-id=\"3e744d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e6912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93e6912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-1024x627.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-1024x627.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-768x470.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-1536x940.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep-200x122.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meal-Prep.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Volunteers from the EPPD prepping for the meals.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3057da9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3057da9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2b8f7f\" data-id=\"c2b8f7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e6a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e6a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The EPPD staff obtain donations of food items from the entire Ministry, making the programme a collaborative venture and staff from the Division with other ministry volunteers participate in the preparation of the meals with the Love All Serve All Staff. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>This year, Deputy Permanent Secretaries Candice Ramsaran and Melanie Noel were on hand to support the team effort.<\/p><p>Over time, with the assistance of many volunteers, the staff of the International Love All Serve All Kitchen have prepared over 500,000 meals for less fortunate in the Port of Spain area. This year, on December 18, 2025, the staff of the EPPD were happy to contribute to the preparation of 161 meals to spread a little more Christmas joy and spirit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40eadae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40eadae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5441e9e\" data-id=\"5441e9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6788b3b\" data-id=\"6788b3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f327c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f327c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"862\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-19-at-9.27.02-AM-760x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997464\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/www.planning.gov.tt\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-18-at-4.10.44-PM.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">DPS Noel and DPS Ramsaran inspect the product.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccb721a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccb721a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;pix_scale_in&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fb95bf\" 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