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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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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.