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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Santarém

Maria runs a volunteer pantry feeding 376 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.

🇧🇷 Santarém, Pará, Brazil300 views
Maria Ramos
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Santarém
Since 2022, our volunteer team has run the Thursday Table every Friday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 376 each week. Donations have dropped by about 35% this winter, 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 Santarém market and keep every receipt. Each $20 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 $950 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $75 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $470 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $405 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.

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  • Tarun T. AroraAddress verified

    Wishing you the best, Maria. Shared this with my family. Love from Galway.

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