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Feed 165 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Dallas

Sanjay runs a volunteer pantry feeding 165 families; this fund restocks shelves for the summer.

🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States2,924 views
Sanjay B. Garg
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Dallas
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 27 families, and now we feed 165 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Dallas market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. I'll post the weekly shopping receipts and a photo of the shelves each Sunday. Where the $2,050 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $440 • Baby formula and diapers: $400 • Refrigeration and electricity: $210 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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    Professional and kind

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    Genuine person with a big heart

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

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  • Take care, Sanjay. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Sent it to 33 people at work. Take care.

    • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Tehuacán.

      • Andriy Sergei PavlovPhoto verified

        Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Dortmund.

        • Wahyu Reza HidayatPhoto verified

          Best of luck, Sanjay. More neighborhoods should do this. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from São Paulo!

          • Keep going, Sanjay. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

            • Sending love, Sanjay. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Mumbai so I could bring a meal. God bless.

              • Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Los Angeles donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

                • I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Enugu.

                  • Sending good thoughts, Sanjay. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Take care

                    • Hope it all works out, Sanjay. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 30 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Greetings from Dublin.

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