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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in El Paso
The Neighbors' Pantry pantry in El Paso is running low just as demand rises; $2,800 will stock it for 11 weeks.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run Neighbors' Pantry every Tuesday from the back of a community center. We started with 17 families, and now we feed 215 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 50% this summer, 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 El Paso market and keep every receipt.
Each $25 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,800 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $220
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,950
• Baby formula and diapers: $630
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Consuelo
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- Sandra Gabriela Xavier 🇧🇷 · $25
- Hudson West 🇬🇧 · $10
- Masud Hridoy Barua 🇧🇩 · $15
- Alejandro W. Soto 🇦🇷 · $10
“Hang in there. Been where you're, it gets better. - Mendoza”
- Josefa Velasco 🇲🇽 · $5
“Take care of yourselves. I'm in Mérida, thinking of you.”
- Ghada Malak Abbas 🇪🇬 · $10
“Blessings. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Cairo”
- Pamela M. Ayala 🇺🇸 · $50
- José J. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $20
“You got this. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Grand Rapids”
- Fernanda Maria Carvalho 🇧🇷 · $50
“You got this. Thought of Consuelo all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Luís André Cavalcanti 🇧🇷 · $50
- Wafa Maryam Slimani 🇸🇦 · $20
- Mustafa Kassem 🇪🇬 · $10
- Kumar W. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Gustavo Heitor Araújo 🇧🇷 · $30
“Get well soon. Thought of Consuelo all day after reading this. - Feira de Santana”
- Runa Anika Dutta 🇮🇳 · $5
- Kwaku Kwaku Zakaria 🇬🇭 · $59
“All the best. Hope the January deadline works out. - Accra”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $25
- Márcia Cláudia Lopes 🇧🇷 · $50
- Hermann Fuchs 🇩🇪 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
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so sorry you're going through this, Consuelo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Consuelo
Refrigeration and electricity is $220 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.
sending love, Consuelo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Take care.
Sending love. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Take care.
Hang in there. Shared it with a few friends. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Consuelo. More neighborhoods should do this.
more neighborhoods should do this. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Shinjuku
hope it all works out, Consuelo. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together.
Keep going, Consuelo. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
Wishing you peace, Consuelo. Looking forward to the next update.
Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out.
Best of luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Buenos Aires so I could bring a meal.
Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Valencia but we're thinking of you. Blessings
Hope things get better soon, Consuelo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Thinking of you and your family. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of El Paso.
Hope it all works out. Great idea, hope you get there. After 21 years in hospitality I know how hard it is to ask for anything. All the best.
Sending strength, Consuelo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Bhaktapur
Thinking of you and your family, Consuelo. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I hope January is when things finally get easier. Love from Augsburg
Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Love from Fort Worth.
Sending love, Consuelo. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Bhaktapur.
Best of luck. Your post was clear and honest. I have a 13 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Good luck, Consuelo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Swansea but we're thinking of you
sending strength, Consuelo. Hope this works out for you. God bless.
Sending love, Consuelo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of El Paso
So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of El Paso.
You're not alone, Consuelo. More neighborhoods should do this. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.
good luck, Consuelo. Hope this works out for you. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.
Praying for you, Consuelo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 27 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of El Paso.
Hang in there, Consuelo. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. My neighbor in Bonny donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
sending strength, Consuelo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in São Paulo but we're thinking of you.
Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Bakersfield!
thanks for sharing this, Consuelo. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
You're not alone, Consuelo. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Thessaloniki.
so sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Madrid.