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Feed 185 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Birmingham

Deborah runs a volunteer pantry feeding 185 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom843 views
Deborah A. Parker
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 185 each week. Donations have dropped by about 48% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Birmingham market and keep every receipt. Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,950 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $310 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $340 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Deborah

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  • Nicola Franco Sorrentino 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the June deadline works out. - Rome”

  • Katarzyna Alicja Adamczyk 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Be well. Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

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  • Zainab Blessing Eze 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Keep your head up. My father told me about this one. - Warri”

  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $20

    “Hope things get better. Hope the June deadline works out. - Kadıköy”

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    “Every little bit. Hope the June deadline works out. - Saint-Denis”

  • Irmak Duygu Kılıç 🇹🇷 · $61

    “Thought of Deborah all day after reading this. - Üsküdar”

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  • you're not alone, Deborah. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

    • Sending strength, Deborah. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

      • Delilah LangleyID verified

        Stay strong. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings!

        • Thanks for sharing this, Deborah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.

          • Keep going, Deborah. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from London.

            • Thinking of you and your family, Deborah. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 28 people at work. Blessings!

              • Keep going, Deborah. Hope you get there. I hope June is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

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