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Help Lucía keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

Lucía runs a volunteer pantry feeding 161 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.

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Lucía L. López
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Thursday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 161 each week. Donations have dropped by about 57% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 20 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Envigado market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $600 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $220 • Baby formula and diapers: $115 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $265 Thanks for being kind about this. - Lucía

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  • This could happen to any of us. I have a 17 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless!

    • Take care, Lucía. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

      • Good luck, Lucía. Great idea, hope you get there. We're a small family in Chicago but we're thinking of you. Take care.

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