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Feed 136 families each week at the Second Helping in Fresno
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Fresno.
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Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Monday from the back of a community center. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 136 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 59% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Fresno market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,950
• Refrigeration and electricity: $135
• Baby formula and diapers: $365
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Fresno
your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Ankara
Wishing you peace, Maya. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Thinking of you and your family, Maya. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Nagpur this morning. Love from Nagpur.
So sorry you're going through this, Maya. Hope you get there. Thinking of Fresno
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Fresno
Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
Sending strength, Maya. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Blessings
Sending good thoughts, Maya. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Lagos so I could bring a meal. All the best.
hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Put this on a community board in Tokyo this morning.
Sending strength. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Fresno
Hang in there, Maya. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Thinking of Fresno.
So sorry you're going through this. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 6 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Fresno
Thanks for sharing this, Maya. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Cardiff.