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Feed 397 families each week at Neighbors' Pantry in Fort Worth

The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in Fort Worth is running low just as demand rises; $2,750 will stock it for 8 weeks.

🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States3,086 views
Riley A. Norwood
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Fort Worth
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Wednesday from the back of a community center. We started with 13 families, and now we feed 397 each week. Donations have dropped by about 34% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Fort Worth market and keep every receipt. Each $55 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 $2,750 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $990 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,450 • Refrigeration and electricity: $310 I hope life is good to you.

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  • Lorenzo C. Muñoz 🇲🇽 · $250
  • Lily M. Schwartz 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Rubina Shazia Sheikh 🇵🇰 · $200
  • Tuhin Saif Pramanik 🇧🇩 · $200
  • Eleanor R. Hayes 🇺🇸 · $200

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

  • Lincoln P. Ross 🇺🇸 · $139
  • Sundar H. Chowdary 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Prakash Padam Regmi 🇳🇵 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $100
  • Farah Dalia Jaber 🇪🇬 · $100

    “All the best. Hope the September deadline works out. - Cairo”

  • Ganesh Narayan Bhattarai 🇳🇵 · $73
  • Hadi Bayu Kusuma 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Zinhle Lombard 🇿🇦 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. My father told me about this one. - Pretoria”

  • Vaibhav G. Kulkarni 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Best of luck. Thought of Riley all day after reading this. - Kolkata”

  • Lorena S. Núñez 🇦🇷 · $50

    “All the best. Thought of Riley all day after reading this. - Buenos Aires”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Sending love. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Pasig”

  • Ethan J. Dean 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Praying for you. Thought of Riley all day after reading this. - Sacramento”

  • Ruslan Vitaly Baranov 🇷🇺 · $50

    “God bless. Hope the September deadline works out. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Nathan M. Yates 🇺🇸 · $47.50
  • Masud Asif Roy 🇮🇳 · $45.50

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  • Thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Madrid

    • keep going. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Oakland.

      • Sending good thoughts, Riley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Please keep us posted.

        • Best of luck. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Love from Lalitpur.

          • More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from London.

            • Inna Zoya KravchenkoPhoto verified

              So sorry you're going through this, Riley. Hope you get there. We're a small family in São Paulo but we're thinking of you. Greetings from São Paulo.

              • Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Fort Worth.

                • Thanks for sharing this, Riley. Hope this works out for you.

                  • Marta T. OrtizAddress verified

                    Thinking of you, Riley. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best!

                    • Praying for you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Fort Worth.

                      • Good luck, Riley. Shared this with my family. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

                        • Sending strength. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings

                          • Great idea, hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Lagos this morning

                            • Hang in there, Riley. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 9 people at work. Thinking of Fort Worth.

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