Weekly meals for families and seniors in Fresno

Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Wednesday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 295 each week. Donations have dropped by about 45% this summer, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Fresno market and keep every receipt. Each $40 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $2,650 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,150 • Baby formula and diapers: $350 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,150 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Yolanda