Our People, Committed To Ending Hunger

The Greater Chicago Food Depository staff, leadership and board of directors are guided by a mission to end hunger.

Together We Are Greater

Our People are Our Greatest Asset

Every day, we work to end hunger and its root causes. Every member of our team plays a critical role in our mission. From delivering food to leading volunteers, from engaging our community to connecting our neighbors to resources, from forging partnerships to preparing healthy meals, we are all-in.

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Together We Are Greater

Marilyn Vazquez

marketing manager

“Everyone here plays a role in helping to get food on people’s tables.

Todos ponemos nuestro granito de arena – we all contribute our little grain of sand.”

Marilyn Vazquez

marketing manager

The Food Depository Team

Our team is a committed group of more than 250 full-time staff, AmeriCorps members, and volunteer board members. We come from all over our community, we are proud of our daily impact on hunger, and we take great joy in our work.
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OUR VALUES

Nourishing Chicago and Cook County Communities

For more than 40 years, the Food Depository has been driven by a mission that puts the needs of our neighbors first. We believe that food is a basic need and work together to advance solutions that end hunger and its root causes.

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We center our work on our neighbors who face hunger.

We work for justice.

We are inclusive.

We are courageous.

Monique Batteast

Senior Manager of Children’s Nutrition Advocacy and Outreach

“The Food Depository invests in staff and offers professional development and training opportunities, and also uplifts the importance of wellness.”

Monique Batteast

Senior Manager of Children’s Nutrition Advocacy and Outreach

Read Stories About Our Team

See how our staff works to end hunger every day.

Hunger in Chicago, Staff

Q&A: Executive chef, dietician share insights behind meal production

History, Hunger in Chicago, Staff

‘The Forgotten Legacy’ of Food Depository Co-Founder

Food Pantries & Food Programs, Holiday Season, Hunger in Chicago, Staff

Amid pandemic, holiday food brings communities together

Join Us in Our Mission

Every day at the Food Depository is an opportunity to change lives. Working with us means providing your neighbors with food for today and hope for a hunger-free future. Learn more about careers at the Food Depository and the benefits of working with us.

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