article_snippet: Beipu village chief, Liu Chin-ting, said the family receives monthly support from Hsinchu County's social welfare department, which is helping the family to get by.
article_snippet: Welfare workers also make it a point to visit Chen and Chen mother during festive holidays, Chen said.
article_snippet: the family have been flooded with offers of people wanting to send money but Chief Liu, who is helping to negotiate, said what the family really need now is is practical everyday donations like tissue paper, rice, salt and soy sauce.
article_snippet: Chen meanwhile is clearly happy, as Chen diary notes that kind donations of money have been flooding in and Chen's very happy that people want to help.
article_snippet: Chen said: 'I am reading here about all the people that want to give me money, but I would say don't give me too much, because it looks as if I'll probably forget where I put it all.'