a neighborhood pantry · since 2014
Every Thursday at five, the basement of St. Brendan's turns into the busiest kitchen on the block. Groceries to take home, a hot plate to eat here, and nobody asks why you came.
this week's shelf
Updated every Monday by Denise, who counts every can. Bring what's low and you'll be someone's favorite person on Thursday.
Drop-offs: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 to noon, side door by the bike rack.
Get directions180neighbors on a usual Thursday
40regular volunteers
0questions asked
About twelve pairs of hands. No experience needed. Wear closed shoes. Teenagers welcome with a grown-up.
Denise, who started it · 20 sec
Ten years ago I made too much chili and knocked on a few doors. Six people came. The next week, twenty. Now it's a hundred and eighty, and I still make the chili. You don't need a plan to start feeding people. You just need a big pot.
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Every family leaves with a bag packed for about four dinners. Volunteers pack them in an assembly line that Marcus times with a kitchen timer.
0 bags packed here · 180 packed downstairs on a usual Thursday
Just yourself. Bags too, if you have them.
No. No forms, no questions. Just your first name for the coffee cup, if you want.
Please do. There's a coloring table and the good cookies.
No. Everyone eats on Thursday. That's the whole idea.
Left on the board by neighbors and volunteers. First names only, if that.
The chili tastes like my mom's. I didn't tell anyone I cried.a Thursday regular
I came for the food in 2019. I've been washing dishes here since 2020.Marcus
Thank you for the diapers. We were down to two.a mom, size 4
Every dollar goes to groceries and gas for the pickup van. Our books are open, and you can ask Denise anything.
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