{"id":54096,"date":"2025-12-26T12:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/?p=54096"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T11:12:35","slug":"law-enforcement-officers-collect-and-distribute-food-to-those-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/law-enforcement-officers-collect-and-distribute-food-to-those-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Law enforcement officers collect and distribute food to those in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an initiative now in its sixth year, Law Enforcement personnel reaffirmed their social commitment when they collected and distributed food supplies collected during a solidarity initiative in various residential homes across Malta. They were also joined by Minister Byron Camilleri.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative, which was carried out in collaboration between various entities within the Ministry for the Interior, Security and Employment, aims to help those most in need, while continuing to strengthen the values \u200b\u200bof solidarity, generosity and social responsibility. The selected locations are children&#8217;s homes, centres that assist victims of domestic violence such as Dar Milja, Dar Sagra Familja, Sisters at Dar San \u0120u\u017cepp in \u0126a\u017c-\u017babbar and Sisters of the Ursulines in Tal-Piet\u00e0. Assistance was also provided to the Peace Laboratory in \u0126al Far led by Father Dijonisju Mintoff.<\/p>\n<p>Minister for Home Affairs, Security and Employment Byron Camilleri praised this initiative and thanked all workers for their commitment, saying that &#8220;This is an initiative that goes beyond the daily duties of law enforcement. It is clear testimony to the heart and sense of solidarity that these women and men carry with them, not only in protecting the security of the country, but also in protecting the dignity and well-being of those who need our help the most.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The minister added that these gestures continue to show that law enforcement officers are an integral part of the community and fully embrace the human values \u200b\u200bon which Maltese society is built.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry for the Interior, Security and Employment thanked all those who contributed to the food collection and the residential home administrations for their continuous work, while reiterating the importance of these solidarity initiatives continuing year after year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo (MHSE)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_54096\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"54096\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/livenewsmalta.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an initiative now in its sixth year, Law Enforcement personnel reaffirmed their social commitment when they collected and distributed food supplies collected during a solidarity initiative in various residential homes across Malta. 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