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Weekly meals for families and seniors in Austin
Jing runs a volunteer pantry feeding 104 families; this fund restocks shelves for the rainy season.
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas, United States3,534 views
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 16 families, and now we feed 104 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 57% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 11 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Austin 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 $4,450 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $2,350
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,300
• Baby formula and diapers: $590
• Refrigeration and electricity: $210
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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“Hope this helps. I'm in Atlanta, thinking of you.”
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thinking of you, Jing. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Take care.
Wishing you the best. More neighborhoods should do this. Blessings
Wishing you the best, Jing. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.
Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Miami donated after I showed her your page. Love from Miami
Hope things get better soon, Jing. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Benin City.
Wishing you the best. I hope things turn around soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Gazipur