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$111,000 DONATED TO THE POSHARD FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT AREA FOOD PANTRIES FOR CHILDREN

By Mark Wells Apr 17, 2025 | 11:57 AM

A generous donation of $111,000 has been made to The Poshard Foundation for Abused Children, aimed at assisting 59 food pantries across 20 counties in southern Illinois, specifically to provide food for children and one of the recipients is Wabash Area Development, Inc. here in Fairfield

 

The Poshard Foundation has a history of distributing substantial funds to food pantries, with the stipulation that the money be used for purchasing fresh, nutritious food for children. Foundation co-founder Jo Poshard emphasized the importance of this support, especially during a time when local food pantries are struggling to meet the nutritional needs of the children they serve.

The following area food pantries will receive grants from the Poshard Foundation:

Arrowleaf’s Client Choice Food Pantry, Cairo and Vienna

Ava-Trico Area Food Pantry

Benton/West City Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry

Bethel Temple Evangelistic Ministries, Mounds

Blessings in a Backpack, Johnson County

Cambria Food Pantry

Caring for Kids, Harrisburg

Centralia Community Benevolent Association

Cherry Street Food Pantry, Carmi

Chester Area Christian Food Pantry

Christian Community Compassion Center, Harrisburg

Community United Pantry, Carterville

COPE – Christian Outreach Program Emergency Food Pantry, Metropolis

Du Quoin Food Pantry

Emmanuel Temple Ministries, Metropolis

Faith Liberty Mission Church Food Pantry, Du Quoin

Friends of Jesus Food Pantry, Eldorado

Gallatin County Food Pantry, Shawneetown

God’s Pantry, Olmsted

Good Samaritan Ministries, Carbondale

Grace Baptist Fellowship Food Pantry, Benton

Grand Tower Food Pantry

Greater Galatia Food Pantry

Harvest Deliverance Center Pantry, Harrisburg

Herrin Community Pantry

Herrin House of Hope

Hope’s Entourage, Mt. Vernon

Hurst Community Food Bank

JC Manna Mission, Johnston City

Jesus es el Senor UMC – Joe’s Mall Food Pantry, Cobden

Jesus Helping Hands Mobile Food Market, Tamaroa

K-Lees Food Pantry NFP, Goreville

Landmark House of Praise, Carrier Mills

Least of the Brethren Food Pantry, Pinckneyville

Loaves and Fishes at Anna United Methodist Church

Marion Ministerial Alliance

Murphysboro Food Pantry, Inc.

Park Avenue Baptist Church Food Pantry, Mt. Vernon

Purpose House – Love Goes, Colp

Refuge Temple, Marion

Roads Food Pantry, Norris City

St. Kateri Weekend Snackpack Program, Ridgway

Salem Lutheran Church Food Pantry, Jonesboro

Sesser Valier Area Lifeline

724 Ministries NFP, Murphysboro

Shawnee Development Council, Inc., Karnak

Southern Illinois Resource and Advocacy Center Neighborhood Food Pantry, Shawneetown

Sparta Area Food Pantry

Table and Grace, Olive Branch

The Promise Mission, Marion

Thebes Food Pantry

Victory Dream Center, Carbondale

Vienna Food Pantry

Waltonville Free Will Baptist Church

Weekend Blessings, 1st Methodist Church, Metropolis

We Love White County, Carmi

Whiteash Food Bank, Marion

Williamson Baptist Association, Marion

This initiative will significantly impact food security for children in the region, ensuring they have access to nutritious meals.

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