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 Cup of Hope
Sunday, March 3, 2024 | The Abbington Distinctive Banquets – Glen Ellyn, IL
Join us for the 9th annual A Cup of Hope, an afternoon tea hosted by Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Executive Women’s Council on March 3, 2024, at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn. During the event, guests will enjoy a wonderful program including delicious food and drinks, a silent auction, raffles and the opportunity to help provide resources that will help neighbors in Northern Illinois thrive.
Stay tuned for the 2024 speaker and program theme!
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The Difference You Make
A Team Member’s Perspective Would you know how to explain the difference between a food bank and a food pantry? We know this can sound confusing, but it’s really quite easy to explain. Northern Illinois Food Bank supplies groceries to a network of 900 outlets across our 13-county service area, including soup kitchens, after-school programs, […]
Rx Mobile Market—Saving Lives
“You are saving our lives by providing healthy food.” Sirenio’s life changed when he received his diagnosis. Chances are you know and love someone whose life has also been altered by diabetes. It’s a disease that affects every part of a patient’s life and without management, can be fatal. But there’s hope for patients in […]
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 […]
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.