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Help Parker keep the Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry stocked
The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Austin is running low just as demand rises; $2,250 will stock it for 11 weeks.
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Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Tuesday from the back of a community center. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 146 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 40% this winter, 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 Austin market and keep every receipt.
Each $50 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 $2,250 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Baby formula and diapers: $600
• Refrigeration and electricity: $300
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Hope you get there. Thinking of Austin
Hope things get better soon, Parker. Great idea, hope you get there. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.
Stay strong. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Sending strength. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Tema this morning. Greetings from Tema.
Hope it all works out, Parker. Great idea, hope you get there. Please keep us posted.
Wishing you peace, Parker. Great idea, hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Chattogram
Thinking of you, Parker. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Hyderabad but we're thinking of you. All the best.
Stay strong. Great idea, hope you get there. Greetings from Denver.