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Feed 312 families each week at the Second Helping in Iztapalapa
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Iztapalapa.
🇲🇽 Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico1,016 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 312 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this winter, 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 Iztapalapa market and keep every receipt.
Each $10 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 $800 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $320
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $250
• Baby formula and diapers: $160
• Refrigeration and electricity: $70
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Liliana
We're at 16% thanks to 7 of you. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Quick update: $65 raised so far (8%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Update from Iztapalapa: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Natalia Sofia Kovalenko 🇺🇦 · $35
“Thinking of you. Only $35 but hope it helps.”
- Sunil P. Sandhu 🇺🇸 · $25
- Ethan Valentin Mercier 🇨🇦 · $25
“Good luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Calgary”
- Rami Mohammed Habib 🇪🇬 · $25
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $25
- Teun Joost Van den Berg 🇳🇱 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Tomoko Haruka Uchida 🇯🇵 · $10
“Rooting for you. Thought of Liliana all day after reading this.”
- Wayne B. Tshabalala 🇿🇦 · $10
- Thảo Dung Chau 🇻🇳 · $5
- Mahesh R. Bisht 🇮🇳 · $5
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projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Wish I lived closer to London so I could bring a meal. Love from Oakland.