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Feed 250 families each week at the Second Helping in Ann Arbor

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Ann Arbor.

🇺🇸 Michigan, United States2,362 views
Verónica H. Sánchez
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Ann Arbor
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 250 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 16 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ann Arbor market and keep every receipt. Each $60 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $4,250 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,350 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $290 • Refrigeration and electricity: $460 With deep gratitude, Verónica
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Verónica

  1. We're at 22% thanks to 28 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $575 raised so far (14%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. We're at 6% thanks to 7 of you. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. More news soon.

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  • Emanuele Rinaldi 🇮🇹 · $48.50

    “Best of luck. Only $49 but hope it helps. - Bergamo”

  • Yogita E. Patil 🇮🇳 · $70
  • Edson Fernando Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Verónica all day after reading this.”

  • Alexandros Kyriakos Lazaridis 🇬🇷 · $5

    “Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Thessaloniki”

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  • Isla H. Jensen 🇬🇧 · $10
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  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $62

    “Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Coventry”

  • Basma Hana Slimani 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Tuhin Tanvir Islam 🇧🇩 · $118
  • Rowena L. Reyes 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Henri Joly 🇫🇷 · $50

    “Good luck. Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Marseille”

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  • Jorge Diego Rezende 🇧🇷 · $71

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Verónica all day after reading this. - Duque de Caxias”

  • Teresa D. Myers 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - El Paso”

  • Serenity K. Burns 🇺🇸 · $14.50

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  • Roman Torres

    best of luck, Verónica. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier

    • Brandon Mahlangu

      Hope it all works out, Verónica. Shared this with my family

      • Ifeanyi Gbenga Shittu

        Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 14 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Ann Arbor

        • Sven Sander Vos

          Take care, Verónica. Looking forward to the next update. Blessings.

          • Flávio Paulo Peixoto

            keep going, Verónica. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings

            • Natalia F. Lara

              Best of luck. I hope things turn around soon. I'll check back for the next update.

              • Miles E. Bell

                hope it all works out, Verónica. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Dublin

                • Luis Frank Neumann

                  hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Ann Arbor.

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