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Feed 364 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in San Francisco

Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in San Francisco.

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Matthew T. Calloway
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San Francisco
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 364 each week. Donations have dropped by about 44% 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 San Francisco market and keep every receipt. Each $30 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 $1,550 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $155 • Baby formula and diapers: $260 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,135 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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  • Pongsak Prasertsak

    Hope things get better soon, Matthew. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

    • Eduardo K. Ávila

      Thinking of you. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Hamilton.

      • Leila Rahma Abbas

        stay strong, Matthew. Looking forward to the next update. God bless

        • Antônio Francisco Alves

          Hang in there, Matthew. Looking forward to the next update. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of San Francisco.

          • Shinji Isamu Takagi

            hang in there. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Mesa.

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