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...
"Vulnerable Populations" are no stranger at the Food Pantry. In fact, 93% of individuals served by the Food Pantry belong to a household with at least one member who is a senior, child, or disabled...
In FY2016 we improved both the quality and quantity of food distributed to over 15,000 families. We increased the quantity of food by 23% in FY2016 compared to the year prior. Despite increasing the...
Our Home Delivery program is expanding! The program will add an additional 10 participants to its home delivery roster. Through a partnership with Thresholds, the program will deliver groceries to...
