Food and clothing assistance is provided to residents in the communities of Carlisle, Carlisle Springs, Mt. Holly Springs, Boiling Springs, Gardners, Plainfield, New Kingstown, and Middlesex, Pennsylvania.  Eligible are those with an income of 150% of the poverty level or below.  Over 950 families (2,400 people) come each month for food; approximately 10% are seniors and 40% are children.

Nothing else is required.

Income is determined by self declaration of need.

Project S.H.A.R.E. is supported by over 50 local congregations and civic groups.  Foundations including the Carlisle Area Health and Wellness Foundation and the United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County contribute both food and funds.  We receive regular donations from local businesses and farmers.  Recipients are encouraged to take an active volunteer role in the work at the food bank and on the farms.  Their help is critical to the overall ministry of Project S.H.A.R.E.  In addition, there are three full-time and four part-time staff members who work in conjuction with a dedicated group of more than 500 volunteers.

Project S.H.A.R.E. distributes food boxes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday of the third week of each month.  Each food box contains 40-50 nutritious food items, about one week's groceries for a family of four.  Teams of volunteers deliver food to some 100 housebound individuals and families.  We use cash contributions to purchase some of the food, we receive surplus and donated items from our supporters, and we glean thousands of pounds of fresh produce through the Farm Project.  More than 25 local farms and farm markets allow us to glean in their fields or pick up items they cannot use or sell.  Our volunteers and recipients work together to pick a large variety of vegetables.  We have a Farm Stand within easy walking distance for many S.H.A.R.E. recipients where fresh produce and bread are given away two to three times a week.

• WIC representitives or volunteer nurses provide infant health and dietary information; formula and baby food are available.
• Opportunities for education and hands-on cooking experience in our teaching kitchen.
• Kids in the Kitchen classes teach how to cook nutritious dishes with the food received.
• Volunteers help recipients with budget questions and provide referral information to other agencies.
• Our clothing room provides free seasonal clothes on Wednesdays, except during food distribution week.
• Free flu shots through the State Health Center.
• Bolser Free Library volunteers read to children during food distribution.
• Prayer requests are encouraged and local pastors open some distributions with prayer.

• Donate clothing, formula, food and cash
• Volunteer your time and talent
• Donate office equipment and supplies
• Donate an item on our wish list

It is important to remember that all of what you give stays here in the community.

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation.

Call or visit us to find out more about how to share what you have with others.

Through fellowship and community, volunteers and recipients alike gain new experiences, discover the rewards of working hard together, and learn how to eat sensibly with free, fresh food and produce.

We help break down stereotypes and build confidence by engaging everyone's talents; everyone benefits by helping themselves and others.  All contributions are valuable, from the hard labor of gleaning fields and moving pallets of food at the food bank to the financial help from our donors to the time invested by our volunteers.

Project S.H.A.R.E. is located at 5 North Orange Street, Carlisle,, in the par end of the Dickinson College Facilities Management Building.  Generously provided with a no-cost lease by Dickinson, our home is a 10,000-square-foot, handicapped-accessible facility, complete with training kitchen, walk-in cooler/freezer, free-clothing room, and plenty of warehouse space for food donations.

From the square in Carlisle, proceed west on High Street past Dickinson College facilities and football field; at the next light (railroad underpass on the right) turn righ onto Orange Street, and proceed through underpass.  Make the first right into the parking lot after the underpass.  go straight until you see the fruit and vegetable Project S.H.A.R.E. sign.

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