Volunteering at the Food Depository

Volunteer opportunities at the Food Depository include repacking food, collecting food at food shows and delivering produce around the city.

Areas of priority need

Photos from three communities of priority need as identified by the food access study commissioned by the Food Depository. Ford Heights, Garfield Park and Washington Park are featured.

Nourish for Knowledge at Whistler School

Whistler School students in West Pullman receive free take-home bags of food through Nourish for Knowledge, a partnership between the Food Depository and Chicago Public Schools. Students at 23 schools receive food each week.

Blog photos

The following photos are featured in the Food Depository's blog.

15th Annual Bag Hunger Auction

Created 15 years ago to bring together Chicago's culinary industry to help fight hunger in our community, the annual Bag Hunger Auction celebrates the city's hospitality and culinary diversity while raising money to feed the more than 500,000 men, women and children in Cook County who turn to the Food Depository for food each year.

Durbin and Quinn - Holidays 2008

President-elect visits Producemobile

President-elect Barack Obama and his family helped hand out Thanksgiving food at the Food Depository's Producemobile on Nov. 26.

Helping the hungry for 30 years

Photos from the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 30 years of helping the hungry in our community.

Chicago White Sox Volunteer Corps

Chicago White Sox Clayton Richard, Chris Getz, Scott Linebrink, Gordon Beckham, and others join the White Sox Volunteer Corps at the Food Depository June, July and August 2009.

Because of you, we've been helping the hungry for 30 years

The Greater Chicago Food Depository celebrates its 30th anniversary of serving the hungry in Chicago and throughout Cook County.

30th Anniversary Ad Campaign - Around Chicago

Have you seen our ads around the city or on trains or buses? Send a picture of the ad, its location and your name to chicagosfoodbank@gcfd.org to be a part of this album.

Futures Cares Charity Dinner

24th Annual Hunger Walk - June 2009

Canstruction 2009

2009 Canstruction Chicago
Photo Credit: The Apple Group

Inaugural 86 Hunger dinner series

Volunteer Banquet 2009

1979-2009 30 Years of volunteers!

Food Shows 2009