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Help Mariana keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked

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

🇧🇷 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil653 views
Mariana Raquel Monteiro
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São Paulo
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Wednesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 11 families, and now we feed 339 each week. Donations have dropped by about 32% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 6 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the São Paulo market and keep every receipt. Each $15 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 $800 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $270 • Baby formula and diapers: $155 • Refrigeration and electricity: $75 Every share and every dollar helps.
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    Exceeded expectations

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

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    Made a real difference

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    Outstanding person

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    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

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  • Dipesh Subash Dahal

    Take care. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 7 years in engineering I know how hard it is to ask for anything.

    • Regina Juliana Pereira

      Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope January is when things finally get easier. All the best

      • Thu Như Lam

        sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

        • Theo Meyer

          Keep going. More neighborhoods should do this. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

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