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Feed 370 families each week at the Harvest Pantry in San Francisco

The the Harvest Pantry pantry in San Francisco is running low just as demand rises; $3,400 will stock it for 10 weeks.

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ San Francisco, California, United States2,159 views
Jocelyn Kelley
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San Francisco
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Saturday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 370 each week. Donations have dropped by about 56% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Francisco market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,400 goes: โ€ข Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,100 โ€ข Fresh vegetables and fruit: $390 โ€ข Baby formula and diapers: $580 โ€ข Refrigeration and electricity: $330 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

Updates from Jocelyn

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($387 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. 21% there. I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  • Luke C. Hayes ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50
  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $50

    โ€œBeen where you are, it gets better. - Los Angelesโ€

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  • Kausar Syed ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $10
  • Joanna Jadwiga Wieczorek ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $10
  • Chidinma Bola Falana ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ยท $50
  • Yasir Mustafa Wahba ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $53.50
  • Mark N. Marquez ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $20
  • Rizky Joko Utomo ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ ยท $22

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  • Idris Hadi Wahba ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $50
  • Ismael H. Torres ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $30
  • Michelle K. Parks ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $200
  • Rodrigo Coelho ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $100
  • Parth T. Rathod ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $10
  • Henri Valentin Richard ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $15
  • Dolores B. Macรญas ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $100
  • Brigitte Katharina Schmidt ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ยท $10

    โ€œBe well - Berlinโ€

  • รngel Torres ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $20
  • Leonid Mikhail Antonov ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ยท $200
  • Quang ฤแปฉc Trieu ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $5

    โ€œHope it all works out. Gave what I could this week. - Hanoiโ€

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  • how is Jocelyn doing now?

    • Sending good thoughts. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. It's not much but it's yours. Take care

      • Thinking of you, Jocelyn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of San Francisco.

        • Stay strong, Jocelyn. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.

          • You're not alone, Jocelyn. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best!

            • Sending love. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Gwagwalada

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