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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Chennai
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Chennai.
🇮🇳 Tamil Nadu, IndiaPosted Sep 5, 2026713 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Thursday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 25 families, and now we feed 94 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 49% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 14 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Chennai market and keep every receipt.
Each $5 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $550 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $250
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $150
• Baby formula and diapers: $110
• Refrigeration and electricity: $40
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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Take care, Umesh. Shared this with my family
Take care, Umesh. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best
Sending strength, Umesh. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Chennai.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. I hope November is when things finally get easier.