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Help Ximena keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Los Angeles.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of a community center. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 134 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 31% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 7 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Los Angeles market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 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 $2,800 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,550
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $610
• Baby formula and diapers: $280
• Refrigeration and electricity: $360
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Ximena
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“Get well soon. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Kediri”
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- Giovanna Alessia Lombardi 🇮🇹 · $25
- Jameson C. Burton 🇺🇸 · $100
- Somchai F Sombat 🇹🇭 · $32
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $20
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“Blessings. Hope the October deadline works out. - Breda”
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- Garima S. Agarwal 🇮🇳 · $5
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- Suresh J. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $30
“Every little bit. - Kochi”
- Imelda N. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $20
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Best of luck, Ximena. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Hanoi.
So sorry you're going through this, Ximena. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Maringá.
Hope things get better soon, Ximena. Hope you get there.
Thinking of you and your family. More neighborhoods should do this. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Take care
Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day