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Feed 314 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in San Diego
The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in San Diego is running low just as demand rises; $1,900 will stock it for 12 weeks.
🇺🇸 California, United States2,011 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 314 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Diego market and keep every receipt.
Each $55 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 $1,900 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,250
• Baby formula and diapers: $210
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $440
Every share and every dollar helps.
Updates from Yến
Thank you all. We're at 40% now ($758). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for rice, beans, flour and oil is now scheduled.
- Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $250
“Every little bit - Bahir Dar”
- Camila G. Morales 🇺🇸 · $200
- Zoya Diana Savchenko 🇷🇺 · $200
- Liliana G. Cole 🇬🇧 · $100
- Russell Roberts 🇺🇸 · $100
“Stay strong. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Erie”
- Umesh L. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $100
- Agus Erlangga Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $100
“You got this. Hope the May deadline works out. - Jakarta”
- Quinn T. Mitchell 🇺🇸 · $100
- Abhishek A. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $100
- Sharon N. Sullivan 🇺🇸 · $51.50
- Brooks M. Johnson 🇺🇸 · $50
- Jasper Sven Kok 🇳🇱 · $50
“Praying for you. Gave what I could this week. - The Hague”
- Guadalupe H. Cruz 🇺🇸 · $50
- Carlos C. Santos 🇪🇸 · $50
- Lucky Okechukwu Quadri 🇳🇬 · $50
- Tammy Chambers 🇺🇸 · $50
- Murilo Renato Alves 🇧🇷 · $50
- Oleg Kirill Tarasov 🇺🇦 · $50
- Susana Cortés 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $38
“From my family to yours. Thought of Yến all day after reading this.”
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Best of luck, Yến. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of San Diego.
How is Yến doing now?
Hope you get there. After 26 years in retail I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Take care.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Yến?
great idea, hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Take care.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Yến.
Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale) is $1,250 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.
you're not alone, Yến. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Good luck, Yến. Your post was clear and honest
Good luck, Yến. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. All the best.
Wishing you the best. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I hope May is when things finally get easier
keep going. Hope this works out for you. God bless.
Hope you get there. After 30 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
sending love, Yến. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Take care