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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Angeles

Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Angeles.

🇵🇭 Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines1,105 views
Erica B. Salazar
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Angeles
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 196 each week. Donations have dropped by about 37% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 10 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Angeles market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $300 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $120 • Baby formula and diapers: $80 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $100 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Erica

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  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($40 in total) the plan for fresh vegetables and fruit is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  • Jonas Hansson 🇸🇪 · $48

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Erica all day after reading this. - Gothenburg”

  • Harsh G. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Maria R. McDonald 🇬🇧 · $20
  • Shoaib Hamza Tarar 🇵🇰 · $10

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  • sending strength. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Adama.

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