Poshard Foundation Distributes over $100,000 to 42 Southern Illinois Food Pantries
Published on March 3, 2021
Carterville, IL 鈥� 鈥淔or twenty-two years, the mission of our Foundation has been the protection and healing of vulnerable children, particularly the abused, neglected and abandoned,鈥� said Glenn Poshard. 鈥淚f the coronavirus has taught us anything over the past year, it鈥檚 this certainty: It鈥檚 difficult to heal a broken spirit if the family and the children are hungry. We have never before witnessed food insecurity at this level. With this $100,000 distribution we will have given out nearly $175,000 to area food banks since the pandemic began. We are so thankful to have the dedicated workers in our food banks and our social service agencies who combine their efforts in bringing healing to the whole child. To the extent that our Foundation can be a part of that healing process for both the body and the spirit, we are grateful,鈥� Poshard added.
Jo Poshard said, 鈥淓very year, we make a little more progress in helping these children overcome their fears and insecurities. Last year was the most difficult year yet, and 2021 may be equally difficult. But we can鈥檛 give up on the children no matter how bad it gets. Our commitment is to be there for the children of Southern Illinois, to continue the work with our dedicated volunteers and support every child that needs us.鈥�
Area food pantries receiving grants from the Poshard Foundation include:
- Benton-West City Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
- Bethel Temple Evangelistic Ministries Food Pantry (Mounds)
- Cambria Food Bank
- Carterville United Pantry
- Centralia Community Benevolent Association
- Chester Area Christian Food Pantry
- Christian Community Compassion Center, Inc. (Harrisburg)
- City of Hurst Emergency Food Bank
- COPE – Christian Outreach Program Emergency (Metropolis)
- Crosswalk Community Action Agency Food Pantry (West Frankfort)
- Daystar Community Program (Cairo)
- DuQuoin Food Pantry
- Faith Liberty Mission Church and Food Pantry (DuQuoin)
- Friends of Jesus Food Pantry 鈥� Equality Methodist Church
- God鈥檚 Pantry – Caledonia Community Church (Olmsted)
- Good Samaritan Ministries Food Pantry (Carbondale)
- Goreville Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry
- Greater Galatia Food Pantry
- Hands of Hope Food Pantry (Turning Point Church) (McLeansboro)
- Harvest Deliverance Center Lamb鈥檚 Providence Food Pantry (Harrisburg)
- Herrin Community Food Pantry
- Herrin House of Hope
- JC Manna Mission (Johnston City)
- Jesus es el Senor United Methodist Church Food Pantry (Cobden)
- Least of the Brethren Ministry (Pinckneyville)
- Loaves and Fishes (Anna United Methodist Church)
- Marion Ministerial Alliance
- Ministry for the Broken-Hearted Food Pantry (Christopher)
- Murphysboro Food Pantry
- Park Avenue Baptist Church Food Pantry (Mt. Vernon)
- Roads Church Pantry (Norris City)
- St. Kateri Parish Snackpack Program (Ridgway)
- Salem Lutheran Church Food Pantry (Jonesboro)
- Sesser-Valier Area Lifeline (Sesser)
- Shawnee Development Council, Inc. (Karnak)
- Sparta Area Food Pantry
- The Promise (Marion)
- Thompsonville Community of Christ Food Pantry
- Victory Dream Center (Carbondale)
- Vienna First Baptist Church Food Pantry
- We Love White County (Carmi)
- Whiteash Food Bank (Marion)