Advocacy Toolkits

Use your platform to raise awareness about food insecurity and ways to address it. If you are a content creator, community leader, or just want to empower your family and friends, use these talking points and materials to make a statement.

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Our social media feeds are a source for the latest news on food insecurity and ways you can take action. Share our posts and tag your content @fooddepository so we can amplify your voice in the movement to end hunger.

Advocacy Toolkit

SNAP Rules Are Changing!

Share critical updates and resources with your community

Requirements for SNAP, our nation’s most effective food assistance program, have changed. Almost 250,000 Illinoisans now stand to lose benefits if they don't meet new reporting requirements. Join us in sharing critical information and resources to keep our neighbors informed and connected to the nutrition and grocery benefits they deserve.

Download materials for print and digital/social platforms that provide step-by-step instructions on how to navigate changes to the program. No one should go hungry because of paperwork.

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Save Our SNAP!

Activate your network to take action

SNAP is our nation’s largest and most effective hunger-relief program. Over 41 million Americans, including 2 million in Illinois, rely on the program to help pay for food and groceries when times are tough. This year, Congress passed a harmful budget reconciliation bill including historic and devastating cuts to SNAP. These changes will cause unprecedented and avoidable hunger.

Join us in raising awareness about the power and promise of SNAP. Activate your network to let our elected officials know that we need to restore SNAP and strengthen the program for our neighbors. Download social media graphics, talking points and resources to learn more.

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Food Insecurity in Chicago and Cook County

Raise awareness and share resources

Access to adequate food is a hallmark of a healthy community. Yet far too many of our neighbors are struggling to put food on the table.

One in five Chicago households experience food insecurity. More than a third of households in our area cannot afford the basic cost of living. The Greater Chicago Food Depository and pantries throughout the city are serving a record number of guests.

Now, more than ever, we need to ensure no one in Chicago goes hungry. Download social media graphics and talking points to inspire action to end hunger and connect our neighbors with free food and resources.

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What We Advocate For

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

We are experiencing significant federal-level threats on our nutrition safety net programs like SNAP, WIC and school meals. It is more important now than ever before that we collectively advocate to defend and strengthen these lifeline programs, while also advancing impactful policies in Illinois to ensure every neighbor has the food they need to thrive.

When we raise our voices together, we can make lasting change. Join us and become an advocate for your community today.
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Ways to Help

More Ways To Get Involved

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

Give

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

Volunteer

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

Start a Fundraiser

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

Learn

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

Additional Ways to Support

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

Join us to End Hunger and its Root Causes

We need you to help advocate for policies that protect our community from hunger! We invite our neighbors and community leaders to work with the Food Depository on important policy changes. We offer training and resources. Contact us to learn more about how to lift your voice to end hunger.

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