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Feed 190 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Setagaya
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Setagaya.
🇯🇵 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan1,127 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Tuesday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 190 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this winter, 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 Setagaya 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 $1,450 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $890
• Refrigeration and electricity: $105
• Baby formula and diapers: $455
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Updates from Hitomi
Thank you all. We're at 36% now ($529). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($389). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
Thank you all. We're at 17% now ($240). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.
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Stay strong, Hitomi. Hope you get there. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Multan.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hitomi.
It's all in the list in the story. fresh vegetables and fruit is the big one at $890, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Ask me anything else.
Keep going. Hope this works out for you. I hope July is when things finally get easier. Love from Shinjuku.
Sending good thoughts, Hitomi. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Setagaya.
Thinking of you and your family, Hitomi. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Newcastle upon Tyne.