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- Food banks unite to recover from historic floods
- 31 years of fighting hunger: Food Depository’s longest-tenured employee to retire
- School breakfast expands to 175,000 Illinois students
- Uniting Fresh Food and Clinical Care: FRESH Truck at Oak Forest Health Center
- Summer meals offer nutrition for kids and teens
- Chicago’s largest anti-hunger rally takes place June 25th
- Record high audit score demonstrates a commitment to food safety
- Food Depository to participate in veteran Stand Down, honors those who served
- Chicagoland businesses raise more than $82,000 to combat summertime hunger
- Follow Food Depository advocates on the ground in Washington, D.C.
- 1 City, 1 Food Drive collects more than 1.3 million meals
- Food Depository partners with rooftop greenhouse to raise awareness, fight hunger
- AmeriCorps manager of VA food pantry attends State of the Union address
- Food Depository, County unveil Food Access Plan
- New Illinois law expands SNAP access to more low-income families
- A holiday wish come true
- ‘This helped when I was down and out’
- Food Depository named a top charity by Chicago magazine
- The 1 in 5: Giving back to the community
- The 1 in 5: Child Nutrition Reauthorization update
- The 1 in 5: A summer of feeding children
- The 1 in 5: Through a child’s eyes
- The 1 in 5: Summer need in the South Suburbs
- The 1 in 5: Community organizers raise awareness of free summer meals
- The 1 in 5: A book and a meal
- The 1 in 5: Beyond the meal
- Food Depository and partners launch summer meals program
- The 1 in 5: ‘It’s a good thing for the community’
- Chicago food pantry continues march against hunger
- The 1 in 5: ‘There’s a real need here’
- The 1 in 5: ‘They don’t get breakfast at home’
- Food Depository prepares response to summer hunger
- The 1 in 5: A meal, homework and a puppet show
- ‘We lifted our voices and lawmakers were listening’
- Regular Tyson chicken donation provides critical source of protein
- The 1 in 5: Meeting the need year-round
- The 1 in 5: Eating breakfast, dancing, living healthy
- The 1 in 5: A mother’s story
- The 1 in 5: Getting a great start
- The 1 in 5: Supporting new life
- Fighting hunger during winter weather
- The 1 in 5: ‘These kids are hungry’
- 1 City, 1 Food Drive collects 1.3 million meals
- The 1 in 5: A guaranteed meal
- The 1 in 5: Winter break
- The 1 in 5: Going to school, receiving food
- The 1 in 5: Providing fresh fruit after school
- The 1 in 5: Making healthy choices
- Food Depository teams with Hines VA, AmeriCorps to open veterans pantry
- The 1 in 5: Realizing potential
- The 1 in 5: ‘How can you do homework when your stomach is growling?’
- Hunger Action Month activities raise awareness, funds for hunger relief
- The 1 in 5: Eating healthy, learning better
- The 1 in 5: A community institution
- Get involved in the fight against hunger during Hunger Action Month
- Interactive Story Map: The summer Lunch Bus
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Overcoming life’s challenges
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘They’re like a second family’
- Why We Walk
- Why I Walk: Kathy Morris
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: The spring in his step
- Why I Walk: Rodney Precht
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This food – it makes one come to life’
- Illinois child nutrition resolution passes state House, Senate
- Why I Walk: Bob Russell
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Feeding a new family
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: From homeless to feeding others
- Why I Walk: Cathy Moore
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This enables me to feed my daughter’
- May 2014 Advocacy Update
- Why I Walk: Sandra Gillespie
- On the Table: How do we end hunger in Cook County?
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘I know things will get better’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Food and music
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This carries us’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘Grandma’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: A glass half full
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: A baker’s life
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Starting fresh
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Fighting cancer, feeding family
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This pantry is hugely beneficial to me’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Raising our voice
- Why I Advocate: Kate Maehr
- Why I Advocate: Kamil Walton
- Why I Advocate: Sarah Greenberg
- Why I Advocate: Ronald Hargrave
- Live Blog: National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference 2014
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Receiving food, feeding others
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘I have about $5 left’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This pantry is keeping me alive’
- 1 City, 1 Food Drive collects more than 1 million meals
- Food Depository AmeriCorps member helps shape, grow new agency
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Shattered, not broken
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Friendship and food
- Advocacy Update January 2014
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Struggling after surgery
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘I used to help people, now I need the help’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Staying warm
- Army National Guard Veteran fights hunger with Food Depository, AmeriCorps
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘The pantry has been a lifesaver’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: One wish
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: A holiday meal
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Food for families
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Overcoming tough times
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Thanksgiving
- Greater Chicago Food Depository launches ‘No 1 Should Go Hungry’ campaign
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘I never expected to be in this situation’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: A new chance
- Greater Chicago Food Depository CFO Don Tusek named CFO of the Year
- What $36 can buy: SNAP families face a lot less food
- Greater Chicago Food Depository, Jesse Brown VA, AmeriCorps launch veterans food pantry
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘Our fridge is empty’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Supporting veterans
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Bracing for change
- Volunteers harvest corn, squash at local farm
- Farm Bill debate set to restart
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Securing a bright future
- How is the government shutdown affecting food assistance programs?
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘We just don’t have enough money for food’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Building skills for success
- Food Depository launches ‘Spot Our Truck’ social media challenge
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Changing life plans
- Kate Maehr’s SNAP Challenge: Days 6 & 7
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Supporting multiple generations
- Kate Maehr’s SNAP Challenge: Days 1 & 2
- Greater Chicago Food Depository CEO Kate Maehr to take SNAP Challenge
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘We were used to one meal a day’
- Get involved during Hunger Action Month
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Working full-time, still struggling to eat
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Rescuing food, families
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘Working with desperate people’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘We just didn’t have any food’
- Food Depository AmeriCorps member sees partnership’s impact
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Sharing with others
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: ‘This keeps my kids from going hungry’
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Reaching out in tough times
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Giving back
- Food Depository grant helps agency connect kids with meals
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Filling in the gaps
- 52 Stories, 52 Weeks: Food or bills?
- US House rejects SNAP cuts
- How could the Farm Bill affect SNAP?
- Food insecurity on the rise
- Producemobile distribution comes to Altgeld Gardens
- Chicago Sky volunteers at Healthy Kids Market
- ‘Big Bag Tuesday’
- Numbering the need
- Lifting our voice: Lobby Day 2013
- A refreshed look
- AmeriCorps partnership helps serve the hungry in Garfield Park
- Kate Maehr receives Dick Goebel Award
- SNAP Challenge: Day Six
- SNAP Challenge: Day Five
- SNAP Challenge: Days Three & Four
- SNAP Challenge: Days One & Two
- SNAP Challenge: Day Zero
- Make your impact on hunger in 2013
- Blue Cross Blue Shield takes on hunger this holiday season
- “You never think you will be here.”
- Food Depository supports struggling veterans
- Food Depository achieves high marks in food safety
- “This helps me pay for food.”
- Food Depository CEO Kate Maehr takes on the SNAP Challenge
- Bruce Springsteen inspired me to give
- Hunger Action Month is here!
- Why we ‘Do it for Chicago’
- “Hunger is right next door”
- Thousands assisted by SNAP Outreach program
- Lemonade stand raises $1,400 for hungry people
- “Working together to end summer hunger”
- Sharing the harvest
- “This is more than just a bus”
- Bring a donation to 2012 Chicago Bears Training Camp
- Community project provides produce to low-income Rogers Park families
- ACTION ALERT: Protect federal nutrition assistance programs
- Why are you rallying to end hunger?
- The power and promise of the Hunger Walk
- Hunger affects both young and old
- No child should go hungry this summer
- Mission: Food Rescue
- Hunger Walk: Step up your fundraising
- Hunger doesn’t get the day off
- Summit identifies ways to feed the future
- Business as usual during NATO Summit
- The faces of older adult food insecurity
- GE Community Day
- Chicago is under “Canstruction”
- SNAP applicants concerned about Farm Bill cuts
- National Volunteer Week
- Emily’s Response to the 2012 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in DC
- Mary’s Notes from the 2012 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference in DC
- Tyler’s Trip to Washington, DC for the 2012 Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
- Food prices remain a challenge
- Hybrid vehicle added to fleet
- South Side agency works to nourish the whole family
- Support the Food Depository’s restaurant partners this holiday season
- Sen. Durbin visits Food Depository to discuss need, proposed cuts
- Kate Maehr testifies before City Council
- Report shows SNAP provides lifeline for families and support for the economy
- The Food Depository and its partners help make the holidays merry
- Update on Deficit Reduction and the Food and Nutrition Safety Net
- Jewel-Osco donation arrives at critical time
- Help us stop massive cuts to anti-hunger funding
- Take action to protect SNAP
- Squash travels from field to the Food Depository
- Have you told your Member of Congress that you support ending hunger?
- Bank of America helps the Food Depository fight child hunger
- New data shows startling food insecurity rates for Cook County communities
- September is Hunger Action Month – Get Involved!
- A Taste of the Lunch Bus: The End
- A Taste of the Lunch Bus: Little Helpers
- Taste of the Lunch Bus: Wabash YMCA
- A Taste of the Lunch Bus: Miami Park
- Take Action to Protect Nutrition Programs!
- A Taste of the Lunch Bus: Back of the Yards Park
- A taste of the Lunch Bus: Our Lady of Good Counsel
- A Taste of the Lunch Bus: Observations from A Lunch Bus Intern
- SNAP Matters to Public Health!
- Come rain, shine or snow, we have a mission to achieve
- Take Action During Debt Negotiations!
- Commission to End Hunger kicks off its statewide listening tour
- Hunger Walk draws record crowd
- Safety net programs must be protected in the deficit reduction plan!
- Why are you committed to ending hunger?
- House votes to cut food for the hungry
- Knox College honors Kate Maehr
- Breakfast in the Classroom nourishes the next generation
- Federal budget would take food off the family dinner table
- Breakfast in the Classroom
- Goya gives
- Lobbying for hunger relief in Illinois: Day Two at the Feeding Illinois Conference and Lobby Day in Springfield
- Lobbying for hunger relief in Illinois: Day One at the Feeding Illinois Conference and Lobby Day in Springfield
- Weathering the Blizzard of 2011
- Child’s choice leaves indelible memory
- Helping us tackle hunger
- Miracle at Union Station
- Holiday ad campaign highlights difficult choices
- Columbia College’s 8th Annual Holly Jolly Trolley food and fund drive benefits the Food Depository
- Healthy Helpings featured on ChefBites.TV
- Nourishing our future: Congress faces critical step after Thanksgiving
- Congratulations, Chicago’s Community Kitchens graduates!
- Making Music Matter
- Chicago’s Community Kitchens featured on ChefBites.TV
- Getting Connected with our mission
- Pantry’s efforts gain notice in Tinley Park
- Chicago’s Community Kitchens provides early-morning inspiration
- Marathoners run to fight hunger
- From Hungry to Hopeful: Phil
- From Hungry to Hopeful: Corry
- From Hungry to Hopeful: Cristal
- After a Crash Landing, A New Start
- 18 Foods that Nourish Chicago
- Why Healthcare is Important to Hungry Households
- Building Connections at the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference
- An Award-Winning Volunteer
- When disability aid runs out, pantry fills in
- Mother finds help at FRESH Truck
- “The least I can do is give back’: Veteran volunteers help hospital that helped them
- From military to corporate to AmeriCorps: how one pantry coordinator gives back
- SNAP: Beyond the Stereotypes
- Joe Rodriguez honored as Operations Leader of the Year
- A bike ride with a big purpose
- Delivering Nourishment After Puerto Rico’s Hurricane
- One mom’s food blog with a difference
- Seven Holiday Gifts That Give Back
- Rising Transportation Costs Present New Challenges
- School Breakfast Shines in Berwyn
- Food and Togetherness at an Older Adult Choice Market
- Starting Summer with Meals for Kids
- Not Just a Driver: A Day on the Lunch Bus
- Mother and Daughter Find Inspiration in Pantry
- More Than a Statistic
- Sculptures with a purpose: CANstruction Chicago surpasses ‘can’ record
- Creating community at the 33rd Annual Hunger Walk
- The Lunch Bus gives confidence after a bike accident
- Making the choice between loans or groceries
- After midterm elections, the future of Farm Bill and SNAP still hangs in balance
- Holiday partnerships give back
- At Chicago Standdown, veterans share their struggles, receive help and a hot meal
- At Uptown food pantry, longtime staffer brings personal connection to mission
- How the Food Depository handles food recalls
- Long after fire, food pantry builds community
- Niles Township Food Pantry delivers respect
- Cooking with Chicago’s Community Kitchens: Sweet potato biscuits
- St. Ignatius pantry gives hope for the holidays
- Five ways to help after the holidays
- What the federal shutdown means for food banks
- Why 755K people could lose SNAP benefits
- Food Depository delivers food to federal workers
- Fuller Park pantry provides hope in tough times
- After ‘new life,’ pantry coordinator provides food, community
- South Side advocate prepares for D.C.
- Advocates bring passion, stories to D.C.
- Oak Park River Forest food pantry aims to provide more than food
- SNAP recipients at risk share their stories with Senator Dick Durbin
- Chef Bill Kim to students: ‘Give back to the food community’
- Historic pantry fosters community
- Looking back at 40: How the Food Depository grew from grassroots
- Former teacher leads St. Ailbe pantry with love
- In Northwest Suburbs, food pantry strives to meet changing need
- SNAP in restaurants: The case for expanding the program in Illinois
- Advocates inspired at Springfield lobby day
- At Chicago Standdown, veterans find help and camaraderie
- Cooking class teaches healthy habits
- Looking back at 40: The story of a Food Depository founder
- Renovation marks new chapter for longtime Edgewater pantry
- At West Side club, afterschool meals help kids chase dreams
- Baseball star helps mission to end hunger
- In Berwyn, food pantry ‘a godsend’ for those in need
- Why kicking 3 million people off SNAP is bad policy
- ‘Hugging pantry’ aims to treat visitors like family
- Friendship Center filling local need with new weekly dinners
- Expanded pantry first step in major community project
- FRESH Truck empowers patients at community health centers
- Training illustrates the human cost of poverty
- 34th Annual Hunger Walk provides awareness, funds for ending food insecurity
- Breakthrough’s Fresh Market takes pride in pantry experience
- Farmer’s market exposes students to unique local produce
- At 94, Near North pantry coordinator still serving others
- Healthy Student Market offers helping hand to working families
- Employee of the Year helped volunteers embrace change
- Ways to give this holiday season
- Pantry plans expansion to address neighbors’ needs
- North Side pantry helps mother provide for family
- Holiday food lifts spirits during season of giving
- Chicago Standdown offers veterans helping hand
- Cooking with Chicago’s Community Kitchens: Holiday sugar cookies
- Suburban pantry keeps founder’s legacy alive
- King’s dream lives on at North Lawndale food pantry
- College food pantries help students succeed
- Mother’s passion honored with memorial fundraiser
- Community groups active in Census outreach
- Activist Jahmal Cole reflects on hunger and hope
- In Parkway Gardens, after-school program nourishes kids
- AmeriCorps Appreciation: Angelika Kwak
- AmeriCorps Appreciation: Pamela Perry
- After prison, Chicago’s Community Kitchens graduate rewrites story
- Rep. Schrier: SNAP changes ‘nickel and dime’ people in need
- Ways to give back during the COVID-19 crisis
- Cooking with Chicago’s Community Kitchens: Vegetable Minestrone Soup
- Volunteers show commitment to community amid COVID-19
- Cooking with Chicago’s Community Kitchens: Cornbread
- ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: COVID causes surge in need for benefits
- Warehouse manager exemplifies leadership, resolve during pandemic
- Cooking with Chicago’s Community Kitchens: Black Beans & Rice
- In Bronzeville, a food pantry rises to the challenge
- To meet growing need, Roseland church expands meal service
- SNAP expert: Increase benefits to help people, lift economy
- Obama: ‘Keep up your faith and your hope’
- ‘To come here, it’s been a lot for me’: Food pop-ups offer support in uncertain times
- In their words: Black leaders on food and racial justice
- Glimpses from the front lines: Food and compassion during COVID-19
- Amid shuttered stores, free food a boon in Roseland
- In Englewood, a collective vision of hope beyond crisis
- Portage Park pantry feeds neighbors through pandemic
- As child hunger soars, Lunch Bus serves summer meals
- ‘I know I’m going to get my blessings’: A young mom navigates life’s obstacles
- At Safe Haven, life lessons served with food
- Family carries forward tradition of service
- Amid pandemic, student perseveres to complete job training
- West Town soup kitchen carries on through COVID-19
- Video: Roseland pop-up provides food, hope in time of need
- Q&A: How systemic racism fuels food insecurity
- Cubs slugger Ian Happ roasts coffee for COVID relief
- Food pantry seeks to ease ‘stress, anxiety’ of COVID-19
- Youth programs provide refuge in crisis
- VA pantry continues serving vets in need
- Ways to give this holiday season
- For returning Chicagoan, job training offers fresh start
- Photos: Holiday food served on Chicago’s West Side
- Brighton Park pantry lifts spirits before holidays
- New leader steps in at North Side pantry
- In their words: Food pantry leaders reflect on 2020, hopes for year ahead
- New board chair leads with a passion for social justice
- On MLK Day, Cubs and youth baseball players give back
- Tribune columnist turns partisan competition into record donations
- At Food Depository, a vaccine gives dose of hope amid crisis
- Grant helps Belmont Cragin pantry persevere
- Subvención ayuda despensa de Belmont Cragin perseverar
- With new grant funding, Roseland pantry hopes to expand reach
- In year of pandemic, remembering those we’ve lost
- Thornton Township pantry grows its response to hunger
- In Blue Island, a pantry empowers people with disabilities
- ‘A long time coming’: Austin pantry sees major upgrades
- Volunteer profile: A retired teacher still has lessons to give
- Volunteer profile: ‘It took on a life of its own’
- Volunteer profile: For lifelong educator, service is her calling
- Volunteer profile: Retiree serves more than 280 hours in crisis
- Volunteer profile: ‘Showing love’ through service
- Q&A: Policy expert on the gains made in crisis
- ‘I want to make sure people are fed’: Volunteer helps translate for neighbors in need
- At South Side food pantry, volunteer bridges language barrier
- In Little Village, a pantry reflects the resilience of its neighbors
- En La Villita, una despensa refleja la resiliencia de sus vecinos
- Cicero school district steps up to feed families
- Food Depository partners with CREDMADE to create jobs
- Why LGBTQ people are more likely to face hunger (and how our partners are helping)
- In West Englewood, a new food pantry opens at corner of hope and heartache
- In South Shore, expanding pantry nourishes neighbors
- ‘Feeding the kids of the neighborhood’: Lunch Bus provides summer meals
- New job training program provides new outlooks on life
- Growing Home brings ‘farm to table’ experience to Englewood pantry
- Q&A: South Side developer on bringing change, creating jobs
- Sirviendo esperanza y dignidad en el corazón de Pilsen
- Serving hope and dignity in the heart of Pilsen
- In West Englewood, food pantry is family legacy