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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Catania

The Bread & Beans Kitchen pantry in Catania is running low just as demand rises; $2,200 will stock it for 10 weeks.

🇮🇹 Catania, Sicily, Italy1,284 views
Nicola Vincenzo De Rosa
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Catania
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run Bread & Beans Kitchen every Friday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 29 families, and now we feed 206 each week. Donations have dropped by about 40% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 18 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Catania 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 $2,200 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,300 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $420 • Baby formula and diapers: $290 • Refrigeration and electricity: $190 Thanks for being kind about this. - Nicola
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  • Pablo E. IbáñezQuestion

    Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nicola.

    • Nicola Vincenzo De RosaOwnerAnswer

      Sure. The biggest one is rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale), $1,300. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Thanks for asking.

  • Yetunde Blessing Balogun

    praying for you, Nicola. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. All the best

    • Alberto Bruno Galli

      Thinking of you. More neighborhoods should do this. We're a small family in Embakasi but we're thinking of you

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