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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

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