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Help Dylan keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Birmingham.

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Dylan A. Price
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Birmingham
Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 100 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% 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 Birmingham market and keep every receipt. Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,850 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $170 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $500 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,180 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
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Updates from Dylan

  1. Thank you all. We're at 2% now ($40). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Kwaku Adjei 🇬🇭 · $25
  • Samuel Stanley 🇺🇸 · $49

    “Hope this helps. I'm in Los Angeles, thinking of you.”

  • Hadi Omar Naguib 🇸🇦 · $10
  • Arnel B. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Kagiso G. Ngcobo 🇿🇦 · $5

    “From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Mthatha”

  • Paloma D. Romero 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Take care of yourselves. I'm in Orlando, thinking of you.”

  • Cem Recep Korkmaz 🇹🇷 · $70.50
  • Kyriakos Dimitriou 🇬🇷 · $5

    “Praying for you! - Patras”

  • Gerald P. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $15
  • Malak Maryam Said 🇪🇸 · $10
  • Joanna Helena Król 🇵🇱 · $10

    “All the best! - Radom”

  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $5

Reviews

2.3(4 reviews)

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  • Hatem Badawi🇨🇦Verified donor
    Exactly what I needed

    This experience has restored my faith in the goodness of people. The helper was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about my outcome.

  • Emilia C. Lewis🇺🇸Verified helper
    Helped when no one else could

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

  • Beatriz T. Robles🇺🇸Verified helper
    Trustworthy helper

    I had a complex problem and this person helped me navigate it step by step. Their expertise combined with their kindness made all the difference.

  • Júlia Moura🇧🇷Verified helper
    Delivered on promises

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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  • Zoya FarooqiQuestion

    Any update on how things are going in Birmingham?

    • Paloma Quiroga

      Wishing you the best. Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Iztapalapa but we're thinking of you. Love from Iztapalapa.

      • Elena Zoya VinogradovQuestion

        What exactly is the $1,850 for?

        • Dylan A. PriceOwnerAnswerAddress verified

          Sure. The biggest one is refrigeration and electricity, $170. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks, that means a lot.

      • Salim Dennis Byaruhanga

        Wishing you the best. This could happen to any of us. Love from Addis Ababa.

        • Rudi Lukman TanPhoto verified

          a colleague of mine might know someone for this in England. I'll ask around and let you know.

          • Amparo T. Guzmán

            So sorry you're going through this. Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Nagpur.

            • Brielle Gardner

              sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

              • Gilbert D. Flores

                Take care. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from New York.

                • Nandini M. Sastry

                  Hope things get better soon, Dylan. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                  • Parvin Tithi Haque

                    Hope it all works out. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

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