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For many people in our service area and throughout the state, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, means the difference between eating and going hungry...

We're pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 CAN DO Community Challenge School Competition, Mann Elementary School!

The start of summer is often a great time to be a kid. Busy school days give way to the rhythms of summer—lazy days with friends, enjoying the park or the pool. For children facing food insecurity...

IL passage of HB 3211 and federal budget proposals.

Saying goodbye to Paula and Kate, Summer meals information, and MORE!

Hunger is a complex problem. It’s not just that people need more food, it’s the stressful tradeoffs they confront. Decisions between purchasing food and paying for medication, or between food and...

For more information, contact:Adriana Riano, Program CoordinatorOak Park River Forest Food Pantry708.386.1324 ext. 1104adriana@gobeyondhunger.orgFor immediate releaseMeet Up & Eat Up: During the...

Christine is up for anything. She has volunteered for virtually every Food Pantry Program

This month, join us as we discuss Diabetes including signs and symptoms, how to control the disease, and how to prevent it.

May 2017By Barb Hickey“Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; the third is to be kind.” Henry JamesWhen people talk about the excellence of Oak...

In recent years, this “urban problem” has increasingly become a suburban one.

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