Give the Gift of a Full Stomach - by Donating to Plowshares!

Plowshares is a community dining center that has been serving our hungry population for the past 41 years. We provide nutritious meals and resources to our local hungry seniors, men, women, and children. We are supported by Mendocino County’s rich culture of volunteerism and generosity. We rely on this support to operate our Meals-on-Wheels Program, our Community Dining Room program, our Community Garden and to serve as a hub for connection to community resources.

Hungry seniors, men, women, and children visit our Community Dining Room for homemade, hot, nutritious meals every day. Additionally, Plowshares delivers roughly 220 free, freshly prepared meals to our Meals-On-Wheels home-bound seniors 365 days a year!

Because of your generosity, we provide nutritious meals to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. We can continue to serve our local hungry seniors, men, women, and children with your help.

Every dollar you donate goes to providing meals to hungry community members. We do this cost-efficiently, thanks to our relationships with local food merchants, restaurants, and food banks. Each day the Plowshares can make rounds to pick up regular donations from these community partners. In addition, many individuals drop off donations such as fruit, vegetables, eggs, canned goods, spices, and coffee from their pantries and gardens. Some also remember Plowshares when making their shopping lists and purchase food, extra socks, personal care items, or pet food to donate.

Our staff, volunteers, and donors support ongoing efforts to ensure that Plowshares will always be here, providing food, a comforting word, and respect for everyone. It is our mission “that no one in our community go hungry.”