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

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.

Ricardo Ascencio

Neighbor Support Specialist

“I think compassion goes a long way. It’s difficult to ask for help and whenever we get families or individuals calling us for assistance, it’s a big deal.”

Ricardo Ascencio

Neighbor Support Specialist

Read Stories About Our Team

See how our staff works to end hunger every day.

A Food Depository driver stands next to a delivery van.

Food Pantries & Food Programs, Staff

Delivering food during times of heightened need

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

Autumn Clark

Manger of Government Programs – Public Benefits

“I love watching the many ways in which the Food Depository works to overcome (hunger), whether it’s food rescue or food deliveries or workforce development.

It’s so much more than I thought it was.”

Autumn Clark

Manger of Government Programs – Public Benefits

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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