Shepherdstown Shares has opened a free pantry!
If you are struggling with unemployment or
under-employment,
please let us help you.
The pantry is available to anyone living in the greater Shepherdstown area.

CHAPEL OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL, 200 W. GERMAN ST. 

HOURS:​

MONDAYS 4pm - 6pm

THURSDAYS 3pm - 5:30pm

SATURDAYS 10:00am - 12:00pm

If you and your family are struggling,  come and see us during regular hours and start using our pantry.

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With the Government shutdown of 2018-2019 the seeds of the Shepherdstown Shares Food Pantry were planted.   As scores of local residents found themselves suddenly out of work, organizers from the Community Club, Visitor Center, and Lions Club began collecting donations of food and funds in an effort to assist friends and neighbors thru a short term crisis.  Any out of work federal employee could get food during the shutdown.   As the shutdown ended, so did the pantry and all the remaining donations went to JCCM in Charles Town to help continue their work.
    Less than a year later, along came COVID and the pandemic shutdowns.   Shepherdstown once again found large segments of its community suddenly out of work, but with no end in sight.  Those that became the Founders of Shepherdstown Shares jumped into action the day before the Governor shut down West Virginia seeking out donations once again.  Without a permanent location to house a pantry the initial effort was collecting monetary donations to purchase food gift cards to local grocery stores.  Anyone out of work in the 25443 zip code was eligible to be given these cards.  Meanwhile a local cafe', Lellybelle's, started a small pantry that began to meet the needs of local residents and became the inspiration to really expand the effort.   
    Over the summer of 2020 Shepherdstown Shares was officially formed as a 501-3C and Trinity Episcopal Church agreed to donate the use of its Chapel as a permanent food bank for the community.  Renovation work was begun and by the first weekend of November 2020 the pantry opened its doors to our first clients with food purchased from donations and the assistance of JCCM.  What started as a seat of the pants effort to feed our community with a reach of about $700 a week has grown since 2020 to serve nearly 700 people each month.  The pantry offers a wide selection of foods, from canned and dried goods, to fresh milk, eggs, bread, veggies, fruits, meats and treats.  Personal care goods and even pet foods are available as well as donations from many local farms and businesses.   The Pantry is supported by the continued generous donations of hundreds of local residents, businesses and grocery stores that have risen to meet the needs of our community. Over the years our Pantry has supported satellite pantries in Fox Glen and Shannondale to extend the assistance beyond just the Shepherdstown area.  
    Currently the Pantry is open Mondays 4:00-6:00pm, Thursdays 3:00-5:30pm, and Saturdays 10:00am-12:00pm and serves residents of the 25443 zip code.  While the Pantry serves a specific area, no one showing up for help will be turned away empty handed, but will be given a one time assistance and directed towards the other appropriate agencies and efforts in the area.

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YOUR PRIVACY

Shares is a group of volunteers who value your trust. We are not connected to any government or church and will never share your personal information. We use the information to discover what you need, and use the totals of who we serve (never the names) to inform our donors and ask for grant support.