The connection between hunger and health is undeniable. Those who struggle with hunger are disproportionally affected by obesity and diet-sensitive chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood...
If you’ve seen the ‘80s sitcom “Cheers” you know that taking a break around friends can mean a lot. And for Bernette Baymon, taking a break means stopping by the Food Pantry where she has made plenty...
At Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, volunteers and donors work together every day to fight hunger in our communities. What you might not know is how much of the great work we do is “kid-powered...
Every Thursday evening, Cluster Tutoring meets at First United Church in Oak Park for one-on-one tutoring sessions. When the program asked if the Food Pantry could offer something healthy for students...
For more than 6 years, Darlene Smith’s smile has welcomed clients at the Food Pantry just about every Wednesday afternoon. Sitting at the sign-in table, Darlene has registered thousands of Pantry...
In FY2016 we were able to move beyond the basement to alleviate pockets of hunger in our community, through the expansion and addition of programs and services. Programs and services including adding...
At first it was a puzzle. How can the Census Bureau claim a 12% drop in the number of Americans struggling with hunger, when we actually served more people last year? We began the year convinced that...
