Share the Harvest is a network of partners committed to direct, hands-on action to alleviate hunger in our communities. We are grateful for each partner’s commitment to care for the earth, love their neighbor, and share God’s grace and compassion through gifts from their gardens.
For our partners who are preparing for growing season, this document should help you plan your planting/growing this year: Growing and Planting Instructions.
2014 Growing Partners:
Palos Heights:
Elim Christian School (greenhouse, growing seedlings for us)
Chicago Southwest:
Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
Southwest Chicago PADS
Midway Garden Club
Pantries:
St. Blase/Catholic Charities
Chicago Southeast:
McCormick Theological Seminary
Museum of Science & Industry/University of Illinois Extension
Chicago North:
Church of Christ Presbyterian
Oak Lawn/Burbank/Bridgeview:
Burbank Manor Presbyterian Church
Byrd School
Muslim American Society
Oak Lawn Community Church (PCUSA)
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Stickney Township Senior Center
Pantries:
Oak Lawn Community Presbyterian Church
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Bridgeview Mosque Foundation
Oak Lawn/Southeast:
Calvin Christian Reformed Church
First United Methodist Church of Oak Lawn
Grace Community Christian Reformed Church
Green Team, Village of Oak Lawn
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church
Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ
Salem United Church of Christ
Pantries:
Pilgrim Faith United Church of Christ
Operation Blessing
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Beverly/Morgan Park/Mt. Greenwood:
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Morgan Park Presbyterian Church
Pantries:
Morgan Park/Maplewood Pantry
Greater Tabernacle Missionary Baptist
Evergreen Park/Village Pantry Coalition
Riverside/Brookfield:
Riverside Presbyterian Church
St. Mary Catholic Church
Ascension Lutheran
Cantata
Pantries:
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
LaGrange/Western Springs:
First Presbyterian Church, LaGrange
Presbyterian Church of Western Springs
Pantries:
Second Baptist Church
Denominations/Traditions:
Presbyterian Church (USA), ELCA, Christian Reformed, Roman Catholic, Baptist, United Methodist, United Church of Christ, Islam
Other Partners:
Ecumenical ministry seeking to end homelessness
Multi-level senior living center
Local senior center
Theological Seminary