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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Ribeirão Preto

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Ribeirão Preto.

🇧🇷 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil1,035 views
Arthur Pacheco
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Ribeirão Preto
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Harvest Pantry every Friday from the back of a community center. We started with 8 families, and now we feed 95 each week. Donations have dropped by about 58% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week. We rely on volunteers - 13 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ribeirão Preto market and keep every receipt. Each $10 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 $650 goes: • Refrigeration and electricity: $100 • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $460 • Baby formula and diapers: $90 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  • Keep going, Arthur. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Ribeirão Preto.

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