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Feed 377 families each week at the Second Helping in El Paso

The the Second Helping pantry in El Paso is running low just as demand rises; $3,550 will stock it for 10 weeks.

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Janet G. Evans
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El Paso
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Wednesday from the back of a community center. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 377 each week. Donations have dropped by about 54% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the El Paso market and keep every receipt. Each $50 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): $1,550 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,200 • Baby formula and diapers: $410 • Refrigeration and electricity: $390 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen. - Janet
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Janet

  1. Small update. $2,637 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Quick update: $946 raised so far (27%). I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Leo Larson 🇺🇸 · $500

    “Please keep us posted. - Augusta”

  • Naufal Satria Siregar 🇮🇩 · $250
  • Evangelia Paraskevi Karagiannis 🇬🇷 · $200
  • Kirit B. Deshmukh 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Waylon D. Carr 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope the May deadline works out. - San Francisco”

  • Pınar Cansu Aydoğan 🇹🇷 · $100
  • Chloe N. Day 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Zoya Zoya Syed 🇵🇰 · $100
  • Arnel L. Cruz 🇵🇭 · $100

    “Hang in there. Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Caloocan”

  • Thulani J. Isaacs 🇿🇦 · $75

    “All the best. From Johannesburg with love.”

  • Sandra Addo 🇬🇭 · $75

    “Take care of yourselves. Gave what I could this week. - Tema”

  • Sunita T. Gill 🇮🇳 · $75

    “Hope it all works out. Shared with friends too. - Lucknow”

  • Mariana J. Contreras 🇺🇸 · $75

    “Praying for you. Only $75 but hope it helps. - San Diego”

  • Cynthia A. Tillman 🇬🇧 · $73

    “Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Birmingham”

  • Peace Amaka Shittu 🇳🇬 · $73
  • Jessica Jana Meyer 🇩🇪 · $70
  • Juma Rashidi Tembo 🇰🇪 · $57

    “Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $53.50

    “Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Vadodara”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $53
  • Afia Alhassan 🇬🇭 · $51

    “Happy to help. I'm in Tema, thinking of you.”

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  • Gleb Sergei Kovalev

    Wishing you the best. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Likoni.

    • Sofía P. RoblesQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near El Paso

      • Janet G. EvansOwnerAnswerPhoto verified

        Thank you. If you're in El Paso I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

    • Jenny F. Mercado

      Good luck. More neighborhoods should do this. After 14 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

      • Awino Mary Mukasa

        Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I went through something like this 4 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

        • Eduardo E. Pacheco

          Wishing you peace, Janet. I hope things turn around soon. All the best

          $3,709.50 raised of $3,550

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