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Weekly meals for families facing hunger in Santos
Francisca runs a volunteer pantry feeding 62 families; this fund restocks shelves for the winter.
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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Community Pantry every Thursday from the back of a community center. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 62 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 54% this winter, 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 Santos market and keep every receipt.
Each $15 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $400 goes:
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $195
• Baby formula and diapers: $150
• Refrigeration and electricity: $55
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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So sorry you're going through this, Francisca. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Xalapa but we're thinking of you
Hang in there. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Catania this morning. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing this, Francisca. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Rohini.
Wishing you the best, Francisca. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Gulu but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Santos.
I hope things turn around soon. Don't give up. Thinking of Santos
So sorry you're going through this. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings!
Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Ankara donated after I showed her your page. All the best