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Feed 242 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Portland
Help keep a free food pantry open for neighbors in need in Portland.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Wednesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 242 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this winter, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Portland market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 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 $3,500 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,500
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,350
• Baby formula and diapers: $400
• Refrigeration and electricity: $250
Every share and every dollar helps.
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- Aarón J. Vega 🇦🇷 · $500
“Every little bit. From Buenos Aires with love. - Buenos Aires”
- Sara Dina Slimani 🇺🇸 · $250
- André André Tavares 🇧🇷 · $200
- Hridoy Jahid Mondal 🇧🇩 · $75
- Alice Morales 🇺🇸 · $64.50
- Mukesh Bhardwaj 🇦🇺 · $50
“God bless. Shared with friends too. - Newcastle”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50
- Henry N. Figueroa 🇦🇺 · $43
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $34
- Maina Mwangi Kiptoo 🇰🇪 · $30
- Ananya B. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $25.50
- Indira R. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $25
- Aisha Muthoni Githinji 🇹🇿 · $25
- Kathleen N. Agustin 🇵🇭 · $25
- Divina A. Valdez 🇵🇭 · $20
- Bayu Bambang Gozali 🇮🇩 · $20
“Hope it all works out! - Semarang”
- Nadine Becker 🇩🇪 · $20
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $20
“My mother told me about this one. - Amsterdam”
- Patricia J. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $20
“Hope it all works out. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Manila”
- Christian K. Jimenez 🇺🇸 · $13
“Thought of Gabriel all day after reading this. - Dallas”
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Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours
hope it all works out. Great idea, hope you get there. God bless.
Sending strength, Gabriel. Shared this with my family. I hope May is when things finally get easier.
Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. God bless!