How Can I Help?
Plant a Row!
You can help by doing what it is you love to do - grow vegetables! Plant an extra row, then donate your surplus to a food bank or soup kitchen:
Food Bank of El Dorado County
6230 Enterprise Drive (off Missouri Flat Road)
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
(530) 621-9950
The Food Bank is the local food clearinghouse; they distribute food to agencies and hunger projects throughout the county. They are open M-F from 8:30—2:30.
Green Valley Church
3500 Missouri Flat Road (between K-Mart and Office of Education)
Placerville, CA 95619
(530) 622-3231
Green Valley Church can accept donations Monday—Thursday 9-12 and 1-5, Friday
9-12 and 1-3, and Saturdays from 8:30-12:00.
Light of the Hills Lutheran Church
3100 Rodeo Drive (behind Burke's Junction)
Cameron Park, CA
(530) 677-9536
Food deliveries are welcome Tuesdays 10-11.
Pioneer Bible Church
6851 Mount Aukum Road (on E-16 south of Fairplay)
Somerset, CA 95656
(530) 620-4859
They have food giveaways on Wednesdays and most Fridays. Please contact the church to arrange donations.
Pollock Pines Community Church
6361 Pony Express Trail (west of Safeway)
Pollock Pines, CA 95726
(530) 644-2133
Pollock Pines Community Church welcomes donations on Fridays from 9-12 and 1-4.
Progress House Inc.
2914 Cold Springs Road
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 626-9240
Progress House is a drug/alcohol rehab program that welcomes donations of fresh produce at any of these locations:
838 Beach Court
Coloma, CA
(530) 626-7252
5607 Mt. Murphy Rd.
Garden Valley, CA 95633
(530) 333-9460
5494 Pony Express Trail
Camino, CA 95709
(530) 644-3758
Seventh Day Adventist Church—Camino
3520 Carson Road (west of Camino exit)
Camino, CA 95709
(530) 644-2577 (Donna Peterson)
The food closet is open Wednesdays from 9 AM - Noon. Donations can also be accepted on Tuesdays from 8:30-10 AM.
SHARE
1031 Thompson Way (off Cedar Ravine by Sierra School)
Placerville, CA 95667
(530)626-8299
SHARE is a joint effort of about 15 churches in the Placerville area and is located below Federated Church. SHARE is open Monday - Friday 10-12:45
Upper Room
1868 Broadway (between Schnell School Rd. and Point View Dr.)
Placerville, CA 95667
(530) 621-7730
This all volunteer program serves dinner every evening. The Upper Room is open daily; please call for best donation times.
We're working on building a list of donation sites throughout the county - stay tuned.
Help Spread the Word!
One of the most important ways for you to help the PAR effort is to spread the word. Ask your friends, family, and neighbors to plant a row. Print out this flyer and post it on the bulletin board at your local library, school, grange, place of worship or community center.
