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For the first in a series of Volunteer Profiles, meeet Thom Shouten, an 8-year volunteer who has worn many different hats at the Pantry.

During the month of April, the Pantry calls on schools, community groups and individuals in our area to help feed our clients by organizing food drives, making individual donations.

CAN DO Community Challenge is a local hunger relief campaign sponsored by Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry.CAN DO Community Challenge is designed to heighten awareness about local food insecurity and...

In this version of the Pantry Pulse, we cover free lunches, the CAN DO Community Challenge, Program Updates, and New Donors.

Our Rescue Program is expanding. We’ve partnered with Rush Oak Park Hospital to rescue their surplus cafeteria food.

Can something be important if I don’t understand it? Poetry comes to mind, and science, and mathematics too.When I was younger and brash, I used to say that a poem should be universally “available”...

Read the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry 2015 Annual Report

Help make next year even better and maximize your year-end contributions to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry.Thanks to the support of incredible donors and volunteers, we were able to serve 46,784...

By Don NekrosiusThe world is not a dichotomous place. Life is not an either/or experience, there being an almost infinite number of points along the continuum from Alpha to Omega, from birth to death...

What a way to kick off the Holiday Season of Giving.Thanks to our wonderful community, $25,147.09 will go towards programs the Food Pantry provides to help those affected by Food Insecurity.A special...

Donation Cards are a great way to spread the Holiday Spirit.It’s as easy as 1-2-3Make a donation to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry.You can Donate Online or mail a donation to Oak Park River Forest...

#GivingTuesday … It’s a simple idea. A day dedicated to get people into the spirit of giving during the holiday season. Individuals, businesses, community leaders and families are all asked to...