Bankrupt: Food Share America

Update: This company has declared bankruptcy since this post. You can read more HERE

Another great food ministry is Food Share America. The goal of SHARE is to help families save about 50% on their groceries, while encouraging the building of relationships with their neighbors in the community. There are no qualifications…if you eat, you qualify.

SHARE selects about twenty items that you’re most likely to buy at the grocery store, including fresh fruits, vegetables and frozen meats. Then through a national affiliate network, they purchase massive quantities of these items at very low prices. At no time do they ever accept donated food for distribution. Then through a network of volunteers at their warehouse and distribution centers known as “host sites”, they deliver the food to these host sites where you pick up your order.

As a non-profit organization, SHARE relies heavily on volunteers and passes on the huge savings by their reduced expense. Unlike a traditional grocery store, they don’t maintain inventories, expensive stores, large employee bases, etc. They rely primarily on word of mouth advertising. Plus they’re in it for you, not for the organizations profits.

While it’s too late to order a SHARE package for June, here’s a preview of the July Menu:

July 2010 Menu Preview

Classic Package $25.00

• Hoki Fish Filets 12 oz.
• Ground Beef 80/20 1 lb.
• Chicken 2 lb.
• Steak (2×6 oz.)
• Hot Dogs 2 lbs
• Shredded Cheese 8 oz.
• 6-7 Varieties – Assorted Fruits and Vegetables

Classic Package without Produce $20.00

Family Value Package $30.00

• Fish – Tilapia 8x4oz.to5oz.
• Hot Dogs 3 lbs.
• Sweet Potato Fries 2 lb.
• Chicken 3 lb.
• Beef Patty, Country Fried, (FC) 8×3 oz.
• Shredded Cheese 1 lb.
• Frozen Green Beans 2 lb.

You can also order a Produce Package ($20.00) or Mini-Produce Package ($12.00).

They also have On The Go Boxes($15.00) and Frozen Dinner Boxes ($13.00)

These individual items are also available to purchase:

• Pork Chop 4 oz. $1.50
• Chicken Nuggets (fully cooked) 5 lb. $10.00
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix $1.50
• Bean & Nacho Cheese Wraps 20 oz. (4×5 oz. wraps) $2.50
• Strawberry Shortcake Cup 4 oz. individually wrapped $0.75
• Chicken of the Sea Sardines in Mustard 3 oz. $1.00
• Eldorado Natural Spring Water 1 gallon $0.50
• Steak 5 oz. $2.75
• Vine Ripe Sloppy Joe Sauce 15.5 oz. – Canned $1.00
• Hoki Fish 12 oz. $2.50
• Fish – Tilapia 4x4oz.to5oz $6.00
• Hot Dogs 1 lb. $1.00
• Otis Spunkmeyer Blueberry 4 oz. $0.75
• Pizza Bagel 5.5 oz. (limited quantities) $1.00
• Donation $1.00

You can view a more detailed menu here. And find a host site as well as order on-line here.

Again, if anyone has an experience with Food Share America they’d like to share, we’re all ears!