Simple. Efficient. Human
We’re feeding Chicago families
during these unprecedented times
Simple is good
For almost 20 years we’ve been a project of 3 volunteers who redistribute food from Trader Joe’s to at-risk families across Chicago. Our model is simple:
No fancy trucks, no storage & little waste.
The food we get at 10am is in famies refrigerators by 2pm, and likely on their table later that day.
Help feed
families fresh food
We’re raising $3500 a month for a coordinator,
Together we’ve already raised $1400 a month 🎉
3-6 large boxes of chicken, pork, steaks & fish. As many as 10 boxes!
Summer brings fruit. Lots of peaches today!
Boxes of beef, steaks, fish and pork
40-70 dozen eggs
Wild caught salmon
15-20 boxes of fruits and fresh veggies
5-10 boxes of fruits, veggies, potatoes. Often organic
all kinds of fruits, veggies!
all variety of packaged good
all varieties packaged goods
Frozen products
Fresh pies make our families holidays nice
Bread and flowers!
Flowers are the most favorite item we distribute 6-10 garbage bags a week
Our pickup is currently limited by our vehicle. We need a cargo van!
We fill up the front and back stuffed each week!
We can accept 40-50 boxes of food
Milk is always loved by our families
We’re built a little different
Different is good, too!
“We have a hyper efficient model.
No fancy trucks, no storage & little waste.
The food we get at 10am is in family fridges by 2pm & on tables later that day”
Hello, I’m Jimmy. I believe everyone deserves dignity and
Love Without Agenda
I’ve lived in the Lincoln park neighborhood, in Chicago, for two decades. My charity has fed thousands of people over the years.
The FoodShare has been a long-term passion project for me, but recently we’ve started fundraising to expand a little. We hear so much positive feedback while loading food, so I thought I would see if any of my neighbors wanted to chip in, allowing us say yes to safely accepting more food.
We need 60 friends at $25/month, 30 friends at $50/month , or 15 friends at $100/month.
Will you help us quadruple the food we can distribute?
One of our key volunteers was tragically murdered.
This makes sustainable funding even more critical.
Thanks to everyone who’ve made FoodShare possible over the years!
Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares
Lisa Wentzel & family
Lisa Weyerhaeuser
Richard Green
Donnie Green
Brad Siefert
Heulwen Webb
Julia Sian Thomas
Kerri Caudill
Esther Ponte
Violet Meecum Arnold
Jennifer Dawn Watts
Mike Mirza
Marisol Berrios
Matthew Paul Turner
Juile Porr Johnson