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Feed 122 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Ekurhuleni
Nalini runs a volunteer pantry feeding 122 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 122 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 53% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ekurhuleni market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $700 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $380
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $185
• Baby formula and diapers: $105
• Refrigeration and electricity: $30
Glad we found this place.
- Nalini
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thanks for sharing this, Nalini. Hope you get there. Don't give up.
how is Nalini doing now?
Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Greetings from Kassel.
wishing you peace, Nalini. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Montréal so I could bring a meal.
So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. I hope February is when things finally get easier.
Hope you get there. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.