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Feed 389 families each week at Bread & Beans Kitchen in Kyiv

Halyna runs a volunteer pantry feeding 389 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

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Halyna Natalia Baranov
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Kyiv
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Monday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 389 each week. Donations have dropped by about 46% this winter, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Kyiv market and keep every receipt. Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $700 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $340 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $240 • Baby formula and diapers: $55 • Refrigeration and electricity: $65 Thank you for reading my story. - Halyna

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  • Chidi Danjuma Ajayi 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Stay strong. Thought of Halyna all day after reading this. - Epe”

  • Ghassan Khalid Qureshi 🇲🇦 · $50
  • Sanket W. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $50

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

  • María S. Lara 🇲🇽 · $25

    “Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Puebla”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Yakubu Bello Popoola 🇳🇬 · $51
  • Daniel H. Rivera 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Every little bit. Shared with friends too. - Guadalajara”

  • Ibrahim Walid Zaki 🇸🇦 · $25
  • Dinesh T. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Good luck. Hope the June deadline works out. - Prayagraj”

  • Tshepo S. Van Wyk 🇿🇦 · $10
  • Isaiah E. Guzman 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Rose Florence Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $30
  • Shazia Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Hope it all works out. Thought of Halyna all day after reading this. - Karachi”

  • Collins Kiprop Ssebuliba 🇰🇪 · $50
  • Javier C. Castillo 🇲🇽 · $25

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the June deadline works out. - San Nicolás de los Garza”

  • Derek E. Calloway 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30
  • George Kyei 🇬🇭 · $20

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Halyna all day after reading this. - Obuasi”

  • Funmilayo Ngozika Okoro 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • good luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Flint.

    • Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Greetings from Comilla.

      • good luck. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

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