St. Francis

Holiday Food Baskets and Food Drives for Needy Families

Project Objective: 

The main objective is to assist families in celebrating the holidays by providing nutritious meals.

2012:

Interns were able to collect more than fifty cans of food that were delivered to St. Francis House in order to feed the hungry of the Sacramento area.

2011:

SHARE Interns helped to collect canned food for needy families. Hundreds of cans were collected and donated.

2010:

The SHARE canned food drive collected over 100 cans of food. The donations were brought to St. Francis House in time for the holidays.

2009:

SHARE sponsored a can food campaign for the needy.  The can food drive was very successful, bringing in over $799 in canned food, which was donated to local organizations.

2008:

SHARE interns collected food items for the homeless in Sacramento to be donated to St. Francis House. Canned food and other non-perishable items were donated to help feed homeless families in the Sacramento area.

2007:

The SHARE Institute presented food bags that included a turkey, vegetables, and stuffing to three different families for Thanksgiving.  The food was donated to needy families just in time for the holiday feast.

2006:

For Thanksgiving, SHARE presented food bags to three different families.  The food is donated to deserving families, right in time to help out for Thanksgiving dinner.

2005:

The SHARE food drive collected many boxes of non-perishable food items that were donated to St. Francis House to feed hungry families in the Sacramento during the holiday season.

2004:

The SHARE Institute put together individual food baskets for needy families in the Sacramento area.  Each basket included a turkey, canned vegetables, stuffing, and all the necessities for a Thanksgiving meal.  These baskets are distributed annually.