Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyFood & hungerUrgent

Feed 357 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Mangaluru

Lokesh runs a volunteer pantry feeding 357 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

🇮🇳 Mangaluru, Karnataka, India1,007 views
Lokesh K. Hegde
Email verified
Mangaluru
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Sunday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 15 families, and now we feed 357 each week. Donations have dropped by about 44% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Mangaluru market and keep every receipt. Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $350 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $90 • Refrigeration and electricity: $10 Every share and every dollar helps. - Lokesh
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Lokesh

No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Tika Indah Setiawan 🇮🇩 · $20

    “You got this. Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this. - Bogor”

  • Everett Stephens 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this.”

  • Aditya Siregar 🇮🇩 · $20

    “Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this. - Jakarta Selatan”

  • Kumar K. Raju 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Blessings. Hope you get the rest soon. - Siliguri”

  • Claire A. Fitzgerald 🇬🇧 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $41

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Lokesh all day after reading this. - Oakland”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Russell R. Rhodes

    Thanks for sharing this, Lokesh. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning.

    • Queen Oluwaseun OladipoID verified

      wishing you peace. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Sukkur.

      $151 raised of $350

      Give

      More people who need help