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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in Saint-Étienne

Help keep a free food pantry open for students and shift workers in Saint-Étienne.

🇫🇷 Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France1,133 views
Anaïs Louise Remy
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Saint-Étienne
Since 2019, our volunteer team has run Open Hands Pantry every Thursday from the back of the old library basement. We started with 26 families, and now we feed 306 each week. Donations have dropped by about 45% this rainy season, 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 Saint-Étienne 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 $2,200 goes: • Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,400 • Fresh vegetables and fruit: $640 • Baby formula and diapers: $160 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Anaïs

Updates from Anaïs

  1. Update from Saint-Étienne: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 13% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Lillian F. Santos 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Hang in there. Gave what I could this week. - Augusta”

  • Liza Ocampo 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Gbenga Chinedu Tijani 🇳🇬 · $62.50
  • Umar Bilal Yousafzai 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Be well. Thought of Anaïs all day after reading this. - Faisalabad”

  • Nicole L. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $8

    “Praying for you. Thought of Anaïs all day after reading this.”

  • Naresh F. Thevar 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Salma Hiba Mourad 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Jabu L. Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $100
  • Yogesh F. Sastry 🇮🇳 · $75
  • Josefa T. Gutiérrez 🇪🇸 · $100
  • Robert W. Rodriguez 🇨🇦 · $10
  • Citlali R. Acosta 🇨🇴 · $25
  • Tejaswini R. Nambiar 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇿 · $75

    “God bless. Gave what I could this week. - Wellington”

  • Marek Głowacki 🇵🇱 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Wrocław”

  • Christian K. Flores 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $5

    “Take care of yourselves. My father told me about this one. - Likoni”

  • Claudia Melanie Schulze 🇩🇪 · $20

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  • Sudha F. Nayak🇮🇳Verified donor
    Genuine person with a big heart

    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

  • Dua Hira Rana🇵🇰Verified helper
    Made me feel heard

    I can't speak highly enough about this helper. They were available when I needed them, supportive when I felt lost, and practical in their solutions.

  • Obinna Chidi Uba🇳🇬Verified donor
    Exactly what I needed

    Couldn't have asked for better support. They listened carefully, understood my situation deeply, and provided thoughtful advice that actually worked. Thank you so much.

  • Modupe Peace Obi🇳🇬Verified donor
    Changed my perspective

    This helper is honest and transparent about what they can do. They didn't overpromise, but they did deliver excellent results. I would definitely trust them again.

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  • Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Turin.

    • It takes guts to ask. Well done. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Saint-Étienne

      • wishing you the best. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.

        • is there anything that isn't money that would help Anaïs?

          • Thank you. If you're in Saint-Étienne I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.

        • You're not alone, Anaïs. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

          • you're not alone, Anaïs. Shared it with a few friends. Take care

            • Sending love, Anaïs. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in.

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