This is the 813th most frequent Ukrainian word.
людям
"To people" or "for people."
The word 'людям' is used here as the dative plural form of the noun 'люди', indicating the indirect object of the verb 'допомагаємо' (we help).
Ми допомагаємо людям у скрутних ситуаціях.
We help people in difficult situations.
Here, 'людям' is again dative plural, indicating to whom the food is being distributed.
Вони роздавали їжу людям на вулиці.
They were distributing food to people on the street.
In this sentence, 'людям' is the dative plural form, indicating the indirect object, referring to the recipients of the explanation.