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Feed 390 families each week at the Second Helping in Jakarta

The the Second Helping pantry in Jakarta is running low just as demand rises; $500 will stock it for 9 weeks.

🇮🇩 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia1,157 views
Kartika Rina Utomo
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Jakarta
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of a community center. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 390 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Jakarta market and keep every receipt. Each $5 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 $500 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $330 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $70 • Baby formula and diapers: $65 • Refrigeration and electricity: $35 Glad we found this place.

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  • this could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Khulna.

    • hang in there, Kartika. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Jakarta.

      • wishing you the best, Kartika. I hope things turn around soon. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care

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