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Weekly meals for neighbors in need in Bergamo
Ugo runs a volunteer pantry feeding 354 families; this fund restocks shelves for the school holidays.
🇮🇹 Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy3,737 views
Since 2020, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Monday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 23 families, and now we feed 354 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 47% this school holidays, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Bergamo market and keep every receipt.
Each $40 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 $2,300 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $250
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,100
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $950
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Ugo
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Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Bogor.
so sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted
You're not alone. More neighborhoods should do this. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.
I hope things turn around soon. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Niterói.