Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyFood & hungerUrgent

Weekly meals for families and seniors in Toronto

The the Harvest Pantry pantry in Toronto is running low just as demand rises; $1,050 will stock it for 11 weeks.

🇨🇦 Canada1,413 views
Thomas Nathan Muller
Email verified
Toronto
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Monday from the back of the mosque courtyard. We started with 21 families, and now we feed 228 each week. Donations have dropped by about 41% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 17 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Toronto 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 $1,050 goes: • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $470 • Refrigeration and electricity: $290 • Baby formula and diapers: $290 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
#food-pantry#hunger#volunteer-led#food

Updates from Thomas

  1. Update from Toronto: I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. We're at 74% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 45% now ($470). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($310 in total) I met with the wholesaler and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Hailu Dawit Melaku 🇪🇹 · $200
  • Rajeshwari R. Raman 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Daniel Carlos Lopes 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Hasan Önder 🇹🇷 · $75.50

    “Hope the April deadline works out. - Antalya”

  • Donna Chambers 🇺🇸 · $72.50

    “Be well. Hope the April deadline works out. - Hialeah”

  • Lucie Lefebvre 🇫🇷 · $71.50

    “From my family to yours. Hope the April deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

  • Skylar F. Shelton 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Adriana E. Lozano 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Letícia Aline Duarte 🇧🇷 · $33
  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $30
  • Imad Rashid Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $25

    “Hope things get better. Hope the April deadline works out. - Heliopolis”

  • Oğuz Eren Kara 🇹🇷 · $25
  • Jannat Tahmina Haque 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Diya P. Negi 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Yan Tong Wei 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Harper M. Patterson 🇦🇺 · $25
  • Lillian P. Meyer 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Keep your head up. From Peoria with love. - Peoria”

  • Miguel A. Galindo 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Nazrul Jewel Barua 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Wishing you the best. Hope the April deadline works out. - Cox's Bazar”

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Antonio C. Rivera

    Wishing you the best, Thomas. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Bucaramanga donated after I showed her your page!

    • Marisol H. Cortés

      Sending strength, Thomas. Gave what I could, wish it was more. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Heliopolis.

      • Francis C. Cruz

        stay strong. Hope this works out for you. Blessings

        • Danjuma Ikenna Hassan

          Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

          • Manuel W. Ocampo

            You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of Toronto

            • Luna W. Shaw

              Good luck. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in San Diego this morning. All the best.

              $1,334.50 raised of $1,050

              Give

              More people who need help