Dominican republic serves millions of meals through food programs
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Edgar Augusto Féliz Arbona, director general of the Dirección de Asistencia Social y Alimentación Comunitaria (Dasac) in the Dominican Republic, announced that Dasac distributes four million cooked meals each month through its Community Dining Rooms and Mobile Kitchens.
He made this announcement while commemorating World Food Day and presenting Dasac’s progress. Féliz Arbona noted that demand for these services is increasing because of the food quality and the expansion of the dining room network throughout the country.
Dasac has significantly expanded the number of Community Dining Rooms, increasing them from 36 to 163 as part of the government’s social assistance policies. Hundreds of citizens visit these establishments daily for free lunches, and some dining rooms struggle to meet the demand. Dasac also distributes 500,000 kits of uncooked food each month, weighing approximately 20 pounds each, to families in need through direct distribution and partnerships with social organizations.
These efforts include the La Familia Dasac program, which provides selected households with four to six uncooked food rations monthly, identified through the Sistema Único de Beneficiarios (Siuben). Dasac teams also deliver food directly to homes. Churches, clubs, neighborhood associations, and nonprofits receive food allocations to distribute within their communities. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has recognized the country’s progress in combating hunger, according to Dasac.
