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Feed 380 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in El Paso

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in El Paso.

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Jameson C. Shaw
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El Paso
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 380 each week. Donations have dropped by about 43% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the El Paso 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 $1,400 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $240 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $860 • Refrigeration and electricity: $300 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Jameson
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Jameson

  1. Thank you all. We're at 46% now ($643). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “You got this. Thought of Jameson all day after reading this. - London”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Jameson all day after reading this. - Kaduna”

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    “Rooting for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Mecca”

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    “From my family to yours. Hope the September deadline works out. - Greensboro”

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    “Sending love. I'm in Haifa, thinking of you. - Haifa”

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    “Every little bit. Thought of Jameson all day after reading this. - Bekasi”

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  • Nahid Shakil Mahmud

    sending love, Jameson. This could happen to any of us. Take care.

    • Anitha P. Babu

      good luck, Jameson. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Sandton so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Bekasi

      • Cristina F. Delgado

        Take care. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of El Paso.

        • Cristina Federica Ferraro

          Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Surrey

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