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A graphic with a teal background and multicolored plants, with orange text that reads "Native American Heritage Month Resource Library"
November is Native American Heritage Month! This month aims to provide a platform for Native and Indigenous peoples in the United States to share their culture, traditions, music, crafts, dance, and...
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it's national hispanic heritage month! National Hispanic Heritage Month is annually celebrated from September 15 to October 15 in the United States, and it recognizes the critical contributions and...
August volunteers of the month
Katie Stabb The pantry team would like to shout out Katie as our volunteer of the month. Katie has been volunteering at Beyond Hunger since 2021 and has become a familiar face to staff, volunteers...
A hand holding a basket of groceries with the words "Hunger Action Month resource library" in the middle, and the Beyond Hunger logo at the bottom of the image
What is Hunger Action Month? During Hunger Action Month (HAM), the Feeding America nationwide network of foodbanks and food pantries unites to urge individuals to take action in their communities, all...
July volunteers of the month
Sean Savramis The Pantry team would like to nominate Sean as their volunteer of the month. Sean has been spending lots of hours at Beyond Hunger in the last month. He has helped out a lot in the...
CAKE
Beyond Hunger’s largest fundraising event of the year is back and bigger than ever as the renowned band CAKE takes the stage at The Salt Shed performing in support of providing food assistance and...
Blood pressure screenings
We are thankful to partner with Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine and RUSH Oak Park to help us provide free blood pressure screenings to our pantry shoppers. While individuals and families wait to...
May Volunteers of the Month
Eunece Franklin The Pantry team nominates Eunece, otherwise known as "E", as their volunteer of the month. E is one of our regular sort and baggers, she has been eager to get more experience in the...
Pride Month
Spend some time this month with books, resources, and experiences that celebrate LGBTQIA+ history and culture. “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” – Marsha P. Johnson Pride...
Healthy Chef Challenge 2024
Our 2024 Healthy Chef Challenge was full of friendly competition, high spirits, and amazing support! Chefs Nathan Cheatham, Sammy Demichael, and Rafat Alzein brought the heat in the kitchen by using...
Bowl with Beyond Hunger
Our annual Volunteer Celebration Event is just around the corner, and we encourage all Beyond Hunger volunteers to join us! This event will take place on Sunday, June 9th from 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m...
Healthy Chef 2024
Learn more about this year's Healthy Chef Challenge in our electronic program.