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Help Yuki keep the the Second Helping pantry stocked
Help keep a free food pantry open for elderly neighbors in Shinjuku.
🇯🇵 Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan1,588 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Wednesday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 85 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 51% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Shinjuku market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,250 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $960
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $740
• Baby formula and diapers: $370
• Refrigeration and electricity: $180
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Yuki
Updates from Yuki
Update from Shinjuku: I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $50
“Thought of Yuki all day after reading this. - Machakos”
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- Patrick Lawrence Yeboah 🇬🇭 · $100
- Grayson W. West 🇺🇸 · $10
- Karan T. Luthra 🇺🇸 · $10
- Sharmin Nargis Mondal 🇧🇩 · $30
- Pilar A. Maldonado 🇲🇽 · $10
- Parvathi A. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $25
- Luna W. Willis 🇦🇺 · $25
- Rose Nakato Mugisha 🇹🇿 · $53
- Pradeep K. Pai 🇮🇳 · $200
- Jenny S. Ramos 🇵🇭 · $30
- Tadhg W. O'Neill 🇮🇪 · $50
“You got this. Hope the September deadline works out. - Kilkenny”
- Josefina T. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $50
- Douglas R. Gutierrez 🇺🇸 · $66.50
- Ngozi Peace Musa 🇳🇬 · $10
“Best of luck. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Onitsha”
- Priya F. Gurjar 🇺🇸 · $30
- Sunil Ganesh Bajracharya 🇳🇵 · $5
“Wish I could do more. My neighbor told me about this one. - Kathmandu”
- Silas E. Hill 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
“Take care of yourselves. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Bellevue”
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Wishing you the best, Yuki. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Yuki. Hope you get there. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Take care.
great idea, hope you get there. Thinking of Shinjuku.
Wishing you peace, Yuki. Hope you get there. Don't give up.
Hang in there, Yuki. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes!