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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in San Diego
The the Sunday Shelf pantry in San Diego is running low just as demand rises; $1,550 will stock it for 9 weeks.
🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States2,891 views
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 30 families, and now we feed 339 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 48% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 12 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Diego market and keep every receipt.
Each $55 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 $1,550 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $140
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $790
• Baby formula and diapers: $620
I hope life is good to you.
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Sending good thoughts, Dina. Great idea, hope you get there
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Nashik this morning. All the best!
Sending good thoughts, Dina. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of San Diego
Praying for you, Dina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My husband and I read this together.
Hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Thinking of San Diego.