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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Riverside
Help keep a free food pantry open for families facing hunger in Riverside.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of a borrowed garage. We started with 14 families, and now we feed 278 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 58% this summer, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 15 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Riverside market and keep every receipt.
Each $45 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,600 goes:
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,350
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $650
• Baby formula and diapers: $310
• Refrigeration and electricity: $290
Glad we found this place.
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Great idea, hope you get there. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Saket.
Stay strong, Julian. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Nairobi.
shared it with a few friends. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Kakamega.