My coworker is skipping meals to afford food for his family (update)

I've wanted to help him but with my savers brain, I'm trying to figure out how to get him the most bang for my buck. This sub has been so helpful, so I thought I'd share.<br><br>He's an out of country immigrant who's lived here for about 8-10 yeats. He used to work in a kitchen in his country, so he's a great cook. I've been thinking of asking him if he's willing to trade food for the $210 I was thinking of giving him.<br><br>He's a single dad of three boys, 12, 9 and 4, and I know his daughter lives with her mother in their home country. He says he has no relationship with his daughter. <br><br>I'm thinking I could get him to make sausages or something for this money, I've asked him to give me some options for the amount and he's agreed. I might pay him $10 an hour if this actually works out. <br><br>I'm wondering if I can just buy the ingredients, do all the prep, and have him put everything together. This way I'd only have to pay him $30 or so. <br><br>I'm hoping someone here could help me navigate this. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. <br><br>The other thing is, he's mentioned to me that his kids have really big appetites. He's said that he was given a family meal at work and it only fed them once. For this reason I'm thinking about doing the family staple meals like burgers, chicken wings and sausages. I've asked him for some meals his kids like, so hopefully he'll be able to give me some ideas. <br><br>I've also had another idea, I made some fig jam last month and was thinking about making some more. I'm thinking I could get him to make some summer fruit jam, chutney or sauce with the fruit I've frozen.<br><br>TLDR: I'm going to ask a coworker to make meals with ingredients I buy, in exchange for a fee so I can donate more without dipping into savings.