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Hundreds volunteer at Greater Chicago Food Depository on MLK Day
“We have over 800 food pantry soup kitchens and partners,” Man Yee Lee told NBC 5. Volunteers from the Cubs Charities’ Nike ...
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Longtime volunteers are backbone of local food pantry’s operations and growth
When Fran Strohm joined the board of West Suburban Community Pantry at the urging of her friend Barbara Schmith in 2000, she ...
Meals on Wheels Chicago seeks more volunteers, funding to help distribute food to seniors in need
“Since we launched the Nourish Chicago Pantry, we’re able to double ... they’re thankful for the volunteers, the food, the ...
Chicago food pantries worried about ability to meet need amid Trump administration's cuts to USDA
New directives from President Donald Trump's administration have been impacting food pantries in the Chicago area.
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USDA grant confusion leaves DeKalb nonprofit scrambling, Aurora-area food pantries without fresh produce source
Volunteer Albert Guerlley loads up bags of food as cars roll through to receive donated food at the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora on March 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune ...
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Chicago food pantry worried about ability to meet need amid USDA cuts New directives from President Donald Trump's administration have been impacting food pantries in the Chicago area. USDA cuts ...
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Chicago area food pantries, farmers say federal funding cuts causing 'sense of panic'
Many local food pantry organizers and farmers attending the Chicago Food Justice Summit Friday said there's a sense of panic amid cuts to federal funding that is a "lifeline" for their ability to ...