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Feed 242 families each week at the Second Helping in Los Angeles
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Los Angeles.
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Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Saturday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 242 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 48% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Los Angeles 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 $2,700 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,000
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $710
• Baby formula and diapers: $560
• Refrigeration and electricity: $430
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Howard
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- Mutua Ochieng Kato 🇰🇪 · $250
- Aylin Nur Bozkurt 🇹🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $82
- Adrián T. Treviño 🇲🇽 · $75
- Melanie S. Gilbert 🇺🇸 · $59
“Best of luck. Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - San Jose”
- Salman Bilal Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $50
- Pandu Tan 🇮🇩 · $50
- Joseph J. Rose 🇦🇺 · $50
“Good luck. Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - Sydney”
- Dan Preda 🇷🇴 · $41.50
“Get well soon. From Iași with love.”
- Todd C. Barnes 🇬🇧 · $25
“God bless. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Coventry”
- Bhavna T. Jadhav 🇮🇳 · $24.50
“Be well. Thought of Howard all day after reading this. - Mangaluru”
- Ayaan B. Randhawa 🇮🇳 · $20
- Salma Dola Majumder 🇧🇩 · $20
- Esteban S. Mendoza 🇲🇽 · $15
- Teodoro C. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $10
- Xia Yue Peng 🇺🇸 · $10
- Ssebuliba Kevin Nakamya 🇹🇿 · $10
- Gerald F. King 🇨🇦 · $5
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Sending strength. This could happen to any of us. Love from São Paulo.
Shared this with my family. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Belfast.
Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings
Keep going, Howard. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Keep going, Howard. Looking forward to the next update. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.