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Take a Stand Against Hunger

To end hunger for good, we need strong public policy. Raise your voice and let your elected officials know that you support hunger relief programs.

Take Action to End Hunger. Advocate to Help Your Chicago Neighbors.

We need you to help end hunger and its root causes! Our action center is a quick and easy way for you to make a big impact for our community. Sign up today to advocate for important policy changes, encourage your legislators to act and receive updates about future opportunities to take action.

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Our Policy Priorities

We advocate for policies that protect individuals and families from hunger.

The Food Depository mobilizes the public to help end hunger. At the federal, state, and local level, our policy priorities include:

  • Maintaining and strengthening hunger relief programs
  • Increasing the amount of healthy food that is available and affordable to all
  • Ensuring that healthy meals are available in schools for children in need
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What We’re Advocating For

The Greater Chicago Food Depository firmly believes that we cannot end hunger without addressing the root causes of poverty and racial inequity. We are committed to advancing policy solutions that promote equitable food access and that place nutrition program clients at the center of our work.

Currently, the Food Depository is advocating for the food, funds and flexibility needed to allow Illinois’s emergency food network and state and local agencies to respond effectively to the increased need for food assistance. At the same time, we are also working to advance policy changes that build our state’s food assistance system better than it was before the pandemic by better connecting individuals to food and nutrition programs and supporting equitable food access.

Highlighted Anti-Hunger Legislative Priorities

Learn about a few of our ongoing policy priorities that are working to address hunger and its root causes.

Learn More About Our Policy Priorities

Read about our specific and actionable policy recommendations at the federal, state and local level that will support both short‐term recovery and long‐term resilience.

Want to Support Our Policy Priorities? Become an Advocate for Change.

Visit our action center to advocate for important policy changes, encourage your legislators to act and receive updates about future opportunities to take action.

STORIES

Read Stories from Our Advocates

Advocacy Webinars

Watch Webinars To Learn More About Advocacy Efforts

Whether you’re just getting started with advocacy or expanding your knowledge, watch our webinars for the latest updates in anti-hunger policy. Learn how to advocate, why it's important to advocate and what policy changes are affecting our Illinois neighbors.

WATCH ADVOCACY WEBINARS

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Success Stories

When We Raise Our Voices Together, We Can Make Lasting Change

At the Greater Chicago Food Depository, we advocate for federal, state and local policies that protect our community from hunger and its root causes, like poverty and racial inequity.

Read how our advocates helped to advance solutions that address the root causes of hunger and promote equitable food access

Ways to Help

More Ways To Get Involved

Help comes in many forms. Choose the way best-suited to you — everything helps.

Donate and make a critical impact in the work we do through a one-time gift, monthly donation, tribute gift, stock gift or more.

Explore our volunteer opportunities for individuals or groups and sign up to help at our facility or in the community.

Start a fundraiser with friends, family or coworkers and make an immediate difference in our community.

Discover more about food insecurity and its impact on our community through research on hunger-related issues.

Attend an event, buy Food Depository merch or learn how to support us when you shop and dine.

Take Action Today to End Hunger and its Root Causes

We need you to help advocate for policies that protect our community from hunger! Our action center is a quick and easy way for you to make a big impact for our community. Sign up to advocate for important policy changes, contacyour legislators to act and receive updates about future opportunities to take action.