Neighbors. Empowered.
Providing nutritious food and resources for our neighbors with dignity, equity and convenience.

How to help your neighbors
Ensuring all our neighbors have access to the food they need to thrive is a community-wide effort. If you are able to give your time, talent or resources – we value and need your partnership.
Get Groceries Near You
We work with over 900 food pantries, mobile food truck markets, and soup kitchens who distribute perishable and non perishable foods that you can choose from based on your dietary needs.
Donate!
Your financial gift supports food distributions and feeding opportunities across 13 counties within Northern Illinois. Every $1 donated can provide $8 worth of groceries for a neighbor in need.
Assistance & Programs
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Child Nutrition Programs
Upcoming Event: A Taste That Matters
Thursday, June 22, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Drury Lane, Oak Brook Terrace
Join us as we come together to empower our neighbors who are currently facing food insecurity in Northern Illinois. Guests will enjoy an evening filled with food, friends, and an extensive silent auction while giving back to those who need us most.

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Recent Updates
Ellen’s Story
Overcoming Food Insecurity with the Help of a Food Bank Ellen Croce is a volunteer and former client of the HCS Pantry in Hinsdale, Illinois. Her story is one of resilience and hope in the face of food insecurity. When Ellen first started using the food pantry, she was a single mother struggling to make […]
Healthy Foods – And A Taste of Home
What are you hungry for? Rice cakes and seaweed? Masala marinade? In our diverse communities, our neighbors derive nourishment and cultural connections from a wide variety of foods. Which means, at Northern Illinois Food Bank, we need to make sure the shelves are stocked with foods that are culturally appropriate for all of the neighbors […]
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The wonderful modern technology and resources that we know and love has also led to harmful impacts on our planet. Diminishing resources, deforestation, air pollution, water crises and global warming are sadly the reality of our world today. Pollution and environmental destruction have been growing for as long as the human race has been around, […]
You Make an Impact
$1.2 million
granted to aid network Members serving our Neighbors2 million meals
provided through 2,400 SNAP (food stamps) applications50% increase
in orders distributed through My Pantry Express18 million meals
distributed through Mobile Markets and pop-ups130,000 hours
donated by volunteers30,000 free meals
delivered to homesDonate!
help us solve hunger in your community. every $1 Donated helps provide $8 of groceries.
Volunteer
Volunteer at one of our Centers in Geneva, Rockford, Joliet, Lake Forest, or at a Mobile Market.