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Feed 274 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in Houston
Benjamin runs a volunteer pantry feeding 274 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States3,168 views
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Saturday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 274 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 45% this rainy season, 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 Houston market and keep every receipt.
Each $60 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 $1,850 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $850
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $690
• Refrigeration and electricity: $310
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Benjamin
Thank you all. We're at 34% now ($624). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for refrigeration and electricity is now scheduled.
- Rebecca A. Singleton 🇺🇸 · $15
- Tyler M. Harris 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $25
- Ganesh N. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $5
“Be well. Saw your post and had to give. - Vadodara”
- Rahel Meseret Girma 🇪🇹 · $25
- Halima Lola Ekwueme 🇳🇬 · $5
- Siddharth C. Gokhale 🇮🇳 · $10
- Clement Henry Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $75
“Best of luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Kumasi”
- Tigist Selam Fikadu 🇪🇹 · $10
“Hope things get better. - Bahir Dar”
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $50
“Hope this helps - Cairns”
- Harini R. Reddy 🇮🇳 · $50
- Samuel Omondi Barasa 🇰🇪 · $30
- Maciej Rafał Zając 🇵🇱 · $50
“God bless. Small amount but sent with love. - Radom”
- Fernanda T. Acosta 🇪🇸 · $75
- Araceli H. Valdez 🇺🇸 · $25
- Siobhan W. Whelan 🇮🇪 · $20
“Been where you are, it gets better. - Cork”
- Katherine L. Dominguez 🇬🇧 · $25
- Suresh T. Bedi 🇺🇸 · $25
- Sadie D. Ortiz 🇬🇧 · $20
“Good luck! - Aberdeen”
- Ika Nur Gozali 🇮🇩 · $30
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Sending love, Benjamin. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.
Take care. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Karachi.
Stay strong, Benjamin. Great idea, hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
so sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours.
Best of luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Love from Mwanza.
hope it all works out. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Iztapalapa.