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Weekly meals for neighbors in need in Liverpool

Melanie runs a volunteer pantry feeding 147 families; this fund restocks shelves for the harvest gap.

🇬🇧 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom228 views

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Since 2020, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Friday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 147 each week. Donations have dropped by about 53% this harvest gap, 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 Liverpool market and keep every receipt. Each $35 feeds a family of four for a week. All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs. Where the $3,200 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,950 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $630 • Baby formula and diapers: $340 • Refrigeration and electricity: $280 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Melanie

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