Programs
Shared Harvest Food Bank was founded in 1983. Our core program is to collect, warehouse, transport and distribute contributions of wholesome surplus food and other grocery style products to more than 100 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and similar nonprofits in Butler, Warren, Preble, Darke and Miami counties. Shared Harvest also administers USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program for four sister Foodbank’s serving an additional 26 Ohio counties.
Senior Program
CSFP (Commodity Supplemental Food Program)
A federally funded nutrition program that provides a monthly box of 40 pounds of nutritious supplemental food for persons over age 60 who reside in Butler, Warren, Preble, Darke and Miami counties and whose income is at or below 130% of the federal poverty line.
For more information, call our Help Center: 513-881-9024
SNAP Application Assistance
(Food Stamps)
Our SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Outreach team helps individuals and families apply for SNAP benefits through benefits.ohio.gov in the counties we serve.
Summer EBT/SUN Bucks Program
Summer EBT/SUN Bucks is a program in Ohio to help families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. For more information, go to: https://ohiosummerebt.org/
Backpack
Program
Our backpack program provides nutritious and easy to prepare foods to elementary and Head Start students for the weekend. This is provided to children who exhibit signs of chronic hunger, identified by their teachers, counselors or other school staff through behaviors such as rushing school lines, poor attendance and classroom participation, and hoarding food.
The Market
On-site food pantry
The Market is Shared Harvest's on-site, free-choice food pantry at our foodbank in Fairfield, OH! Patrons will be able to schedule an appointment and shop our available food inventory—alongside a volunteer—similar to a grocery store experience.
**Please note: This pantry is only open to residents of Butler County once per month by appointment ONLY.
Available appointment hours:
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Monday: 12:00 PM - 3:00PM
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Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Friday: 12:00 PM - 3:00PM
Please call or text 513-667-9874 to schedule an appointment. You can make appointments two weeks in advance of the day you want to visit.
To apply for benefits or find out more information on local food pantries, please call our Help Center:
513-881-9024
Monday through Friday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM