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Feed 354 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Brooklyn

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

🇺🇸 11236, Brooklyn, New York, United States2,586 views
Mia C. Ward
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Brooklyn
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 354 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Brooklyn 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 $3,550 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,400 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $650 • Refrigeration and electricity: $350 Thank you for reading my story.

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  • Thinking of you and your family. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Cairo.

    • Hope things get better soon, Mia. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Brooklyn.

      • Keep going. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

        • Silas A. NicholsPhoto verified

          Praying for you, Mia. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update.

          • praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Blessings.

            • Wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Tarragona

              • Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Nairobi.

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