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Feed 356 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Oakland
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Oakland.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 356 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 31% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Oakland market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $3,950 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,900
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,350
• Baby formula and diapers: $310
• Refrigeration and electricity: $390
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Take care, Faith. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Abuja donated after I showed her your page
Good luck, Faith. Great idea, hope you get there. Blessings!
Wishing you peace. Great idea, hope you get there. After 6 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings
Sending love, Faith. Shared it with a few friends. All the best
Thanks for sharing this. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Kharkiv
Rooting for you. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.
hang in there. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Oakland.
you're not alone, Faith. Hope you get there. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.
rooting for you, Faith. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.
Hope things get better soon, Faith. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. God bless.
Hope things get better soon. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Guarulhos.
Shared this with my family. Sent it to 16 people at work
wishing you peace. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless
Sending love, Faith. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Hang in there, Faith. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from São Paulo.
Best of luck, Faith. Shared this with my family.
Praying for you, Faith. I hope things turn around soon.
Wishing you peace. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I'll check back for the next update
Hope things get better soon, Faith. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Amsterdam
Hope things get better soon. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Los Angeles but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Los Angeles.
So sorry you're going through this, Faith. Hope this works out for you
So sorry you're going through this, Faith. More neighborhoods should do this. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Praying for you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Oakland.
Take care, Faith. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.
Rooting for you, Faith. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Birmingham donated after I showed her your page. Love from Birmingham
Good luck, Faith. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.
Hang in there, Faith. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up.
So sorry you're going through this, Faith. I hope things turn around soon. Blessings
Best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
thinking of you and your family, Faith. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Kaduna donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Kaduna
Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. After 13 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.