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Feed 260 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Mississauga

The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Mississauga is running low just as demand rises; $2,850 will stock it for 11 weeks.

🇨🇦 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada1,420 views
Caleb Reid
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Mississauga
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of a community center. We started with 22 families, and now we feed 260 each week. Donations have dropped by about 56% this rainy season, 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 Mississauga market and keep every receipt. Each $45 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,850 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,750 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $420 • Baby formula and diapers: $420 • Refrigeration and electricity: $260 Thanks for being kind about this. - Caleb

Updates from Caleb

  1. Thank you all. We're at 23% now ($653). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts.

  • Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $250
  • Itai Lior Navon 🇮🇱 · $200
  • Đào Trang Kieu 🇻🇳 · $100
  • Ahmed Muhammad Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Caleb all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Tumusiime Rashidi Nabwire 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Varun P. Jat 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Madushan Lahiru Samarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $73
  • Mariusz Kamil Jakubowski 🇵🇱 · $73
  • Pradeep B. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $66
  • Nadeem Adnan Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $63

    “All the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Peshawar”

  • Okechukwu Nonso Bello 🇳🇬 · $54
  • Anonymous 🇺🇬 · $50
  • Zenaida C. Manalo 🇵🇭 · $30

    “Thought of Caleb all day after reading this. - Pasig”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $30
  • Mythili Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Gbenga Uchenna Daramola 🇳🇬 · $15.50
  • James Sims 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Ha-joon Ji-ho Yoo 🇰🇷 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Hope you get the rest soon. - Surakarta”

  • Henry Ryan 🇺🇸 · $10

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    Exactly what I needed

    Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.

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    Exceptional service

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

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    Delivered on promises

    The support I received was beyond what I expected. Not only did they help with the immediate need, but they also provided guidance for long-term solutions. I'm forever grateful.

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    Truly grateful for the support

    I was going through a tough time and this person's support was invaluable. They didn't judge, just helped. That kind of genuine compassion is rare these days.

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    Professional and kind

    Perfect example of someone making a real difference. They took time out of their busy schedule to help me and never made me feel like a burden.

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  • Hiếu Nam HoPhoto verified

    Good luck. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 13 people at work. All the best

    • Your post was clear and honest. Love from Santarém

      • Naoko Yumi MatsudaPhoto verified

        Praying for you. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

        • best of luck, Caleb. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

          • Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

            • rooting for you, Caleb. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings

              • Sending good thoughts, Caleb. More neighborhoods should do this. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care.

                • Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Kyiv.

                  • sending strength, Caleb. Shared this with my family.

                    • keep going. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Mississauga

                      • Praying for you, Caleb. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of Mississauga

                        • take care, Caleb. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

                          • Keep going, Caleb. Looking forward to the next update. I hope August is when things finally get easier. All the best.

                            • gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

                              • You're not alone. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Greetings from Madurai.

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