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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Brooklyn

The the Sunday Shelf pantry in Brooklyn is running low just as demand rises; $2,700 will stock it for 12 weeks.

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Eli N. Navarro
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Brooklyn
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 28 families, and now we feed 256 each week. Donations have dropped by about 60% this harvest gap, 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 Brooklyn market and keep every receipt. Each $45 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 $2,700 goes: • Baby formula and diapers: $260 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,140 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Eli
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Updates from Eli

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,211 in total) I made the first payment toward fresh vegetables and fruit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 25% now ($667). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for baby formula and diapers is now scheduled.

  3. Update from Brooklyn: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 12% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us. - Eli

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    “Blessings. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Istanbul”

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    “Thinking of you. Hope the May deadline works out. - Springfield”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Gave what I could this week. - Seville”

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  • Émilie Margaux Paris 🇫🇷 · $15

    “Hope things get better. Hope you get the rest soon. - Lille”

  • Lakshmi G. Balakrishnan 🇮🇳 · $53
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    “Wish I could do more. Hope the May deadline works out. - Jacksonville”

  • Tetiana Danylenko 🇷🇺 · $30

    “God bless. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Kazan”

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  • Mason F. Hart

    Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless

    • Emon Nahid AkterAddress verified

      Hope things get better soon, Eli. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update

      • Hailu Gashaw Kassa

        Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Love from Cầu Giấy.

        • Rashmi P. Mishra

          wishing you peace, Eli. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Brooklyn.

          • Đào Tuyết Nguyen

            so sorry you're going through this, Eli. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Put this on a community board in Mumbai this morning

            • Osama Tariq Amin

              Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from San Diego

              • Sultana Salma Sheikh

                so sorry you're going through this, Eli. Hope this works out for you. All the best.

                • Irene Dorcas Wekesa

                  sending strength, Eli. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Blessings.

                  $1,937.50 raised of $2,700

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