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The Hunger Beat

Our blog aims to inform, uplift and inspire our allies in the mission to end hunger.

Featured Stories

a mother and her three children at a food pantry
Food Pantries & Food Programs, SNAP and Benefits

West Englewood pantry fills gaps as SNAP benefits decrease
Divine Nine group post for selfie (photos by Terence Crayton for the Food Depository)
Volunteers

Divine Nine members continue legacy of service while volunteering to end hunger
a group of young athletes volunteers at a repack event
Events, Volunteers

Young Athletes Pitch in on MLK Day of Service
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All stories

food pantry guests smile at the camera
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Volunteers

Three women who inspire: “Pushing forward and counting our blessings”
a mother and her three children at a food pantry
Food Pantries & Food Programs, SNAP and Benefits

West Englewood pantry fills gaps as SNAP benefits decrease
Divine Nine group post for selfie (photos by Terence Crayton for the Food Depository)
Volunteers

Divine Nine members continue legacy of service while volunteering to end hunger
The inaugural Food Equity Ambassador cohort with Food Depository CEO Kate Maehr and members of our Board
Advocacy & Public Policy

Celebrating the first cohort of Food Equity Ambassadors
a woman gets food at a pantry
Food Pantries & Food Programs

In Belmont Cragin, food pantry grows with the need
a group of young athletes volunteers at a repack event
Events, Volunteers

Young Athletes Pitch in on MLK Day of Service
Children volunteering in community
Holiday Season, Hunger in Chicago

Ways to give back during the holidays
Helen Han
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Older Adults, Volunteers

Finding community through volunteering
Marvell Goggins
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Older Adults

Across Cook County, food programs care for older adults
Zelda looking in pantry
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Hunger in Chicago

Programs for LGBTQ youth provide community and food
Grand opening of Pan de Vida
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Hunger in Chicago

New pantry ‘dream come true’ in Little Village
Over the summer, Lunch Bus nourishes kids
Child Nutrition, Hunger in Chicago, Summer Meals

Over the summer, Lunch Bus nourishes kids
Shirley Redmond helps guest Julie Stokes pick out produce.
Food Pantries & Food Programs

Suburban pantry confident in plans to serve more neighbors
Q&A: Executive chef, dietician share insights behind meal production
Hunger in Chicago, Staff

Q&A: Executive chef, dietician share insights behind meal production
SANAD Food Pantry Volunteer bagging food
Food Pantries & Food Programs, Hunger in Chicago

As cost of living rises, families turn to Chicago Lawn pantry