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Weekly meals for students and shift workers in San Jose
The the Second Helping pantry in San Jose is running low just as demand rises; $1,750 will stock it for 6 weeks.
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States723 views
Since 2023, our volunteer team has run the Second Helping every Tuesday from the back of a school canteen. We started with 12 families, and now we feed 105 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 60% this rainy season, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 9 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the San Jose market and keep every receipt.
Each $30 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $1,750 goes:
• Baby formula and diapers: $400
• Refrigeration and electricity: $320
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $1,030
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Clara
Quick update: $75 raised so far (4%). I made the first payment toward refrigeration and electricity. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
Small update. $55 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Clara
- Nicolae Nicolae Matei 🇷🇴 · $25
“I'm in Iași, thinking of you. - Iași”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $100
- Michael Kim 🇬🇧 · $20
“Happy to help. My cousin told me about this one. - Bristol”
- Nuria N. Soto 🇲🇽 · $50
- Fernanda G. Herrera 🇲🇽 · $5
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Keep going, Clara. More neighborhoods should do this. Greetings from Miami.
Sending good thoughts, Clara. This could happen to any of us. Love from Saint-Étienne
Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.