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Help Mateus keep the the Harvest Pantry pantry stocked

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Vitória da Conquista.

🇧🇷 Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil1,807 views
Mateus Renato Siqueira
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Vitória da Conquista
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Tuesday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 122 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Vitória da Conquista market and keep every receipt. Each $10 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $1,200 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $500 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $430 • Baby formula and diapers: $170 • Refrigeration and electricity: $100 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Mateus

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    “Stay strong. Thought of Mateus all day after reading this.”

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Mateus all day after reading this.”

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  • Thinking of you, Mateus. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Vitória da Conquista.

    • Thinking of you and your family, Mateus. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together.

      • Rooting for you. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours.

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