Jane Chen / Shanghai Daily news

Shanghai Charity Foundation announced yesterday that it will expand its charity supermarket network next year to cover all the city's neighborhood communities.
The network is part of the foundation's 70-odd charity projects aimed at helping the needy in terms of education, health and financial problems. 
It has benefited over 500,000 people so far, or an average of 120,000 each year, having contributed 610 million yuan (US$75.4 million) and offered 60 million yuan-worth of goods to these projects, .
The first charity supermarket was opened on January 6, 2004 in Putuo District.  Also in this district, the foundation's first regular charity outlet was launched in October 2002 to collect donations of clothing.