Food Pantry in Harvard, Illinois

WBC seeks to love everyone in and beyond the Woodstock community, especially those who are hungry and hurting. With this in mind, we developed the BREAD ministry soup kitchen and food pantry. We invite you to join our BREAD family every Sunday from 11:15 am - 1:15 pm, where we serve a free lunch and give free groceries to anyone interested. No proof of income is needed. Our hope is to share a time of food and fellowship in a relaxed family atmosphere. Everyone is Welcome.

Mobile Food Pantry provides food, hope, and encouragement to communities by utilizing Mobile Food Pantry trucks to bring food directly to those communities in need. A dedicated team of 40 to 50 volunteers distributes food at no charge on a first come, first served basis to 300 families. Families receiving assistance must bring an ID and bags or boxes for food (carts and wagons are also helpful for transporting items). Clients are able to choose groceries that include fresh meat, produce, beverages, and non-perishable products. Many families we serve have one working adult but are not bringing enough income home to make ends meet. By providing food, we are helping families from having to make tough choices between paying their rent/mortgage, utility bills, medicine or feeding their families.
For more information on serving and if you are in need of assistance, please contact a Chapel campus near your community below:
Lake Zurich TCLZMobileFoodPantry@dev.chapel.org.
Libertyville TCLMobileFoodPantry@dev.chapel.org.

Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry formed its Board of Directors in April 2004; and opened its doors on February 1, 2005. We are a 501(c)(3) agency and are registered with the Attorney General’s Office and are members of the Chamber of Commerce. Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry’s mission is to help those facing hard times until they are able to be self-sufficient. Our goal is to give people hope and to make a difference in their lives. The Boone County area’s economical position has been on high alert during recent years. In 2009, it was placed on the State of Illinois’ Poverty Warning List by the Heartland Alliance’s Mid American Institute on Poverty in its 2009 Report on Illinois Poverty. As of August 2010, the number of unemployed individuals in Boone County was nearly 4,000 as reported by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. This number is not adjusted for individuals who have exhausted all unemployment benefits and are still searching for work. The current population of Boone County is approximately 54,000. Currently, the unemployment rate in Boone County is at 10.2%. Twenty-seven percent of the population is living in poverty. The Belvidere/Boone County Food Pantry was established to serve those underprivileged in the Boone County area. We seek to serve all residents who fall below the poverty level income guidelines as established by the Department of Human Services. Not only do we offer our clients food products, but we also offer non-food and clothing items. In the non-food area, we offer products such as shampoo, diapers, cleaning products, and light bulbs. Our clients also have access to furniture, appliances, and much more. No money ever exchanges hands between clients and the pantry. We also offer a job readiness program to assist in making our clients become more employable. We have worked diligently to develop meaningful partnerships with outside agencies that work with us to provide services such as mental healthcare, nutritional information, and assistance applying for State aide; such as SNAP benefits or LIHEAP.

FISH of McHenry Food Pantry was chartered and organized in 1973. It is an all volunteer service organization that strives to meet the supplemental emergency needs of the disadvantaged in our community. Often it "fills the gap" while people are waiting for public aid, food stamps, disability or unemployment compensation to begin. It operates solely on donations of money and goods. FISH is an International Interdenominational Service Organization founded during World War II by clergy during the war in England.

Hours Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Crystal Lake Food Pantry offers food assistance to Crystal Lake residents who live within the School District 47/155 boundary. Comprised of a group of volunteers from nineteen local churches, the Crystal Lake Food Pantry focuses on meeting the needs of the local hungry. These volunteers have been serving the needs of our community since 1982. It is the mission of the Crystal Lake Food Pantry that No One Should Go Hungry. We are thankful for a community which stands by this mission by providing ongoing support. Those in need of food assistance know they can always depend on the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.

The M.O.R.E. Food Pantry will serve anyone in the Marengo Community High School District. You will be asked to prove your residency and to confirm that you fall within Federal income guidelines. The purpose of the food pantry is to supplement household food supplies. Limitations on quantities of food are placed according to family size. Clients may use the food pantry 26 times per year and may receive holiday food boxes. A special Northern Illinois Food Bank Mobile Market truck is also available to clients at least twice a year. Our largest sources of food are donations from individuals, organizations and churches. Food drives are conducted throughout the year and the community has a giving spirit. Donations of food may be dropped off at the M.O.R.E. Center during regular hours, Wisted's Piggly Wiggly, or Sullivan's Foods Grocery Store. M.O.R.E. Center is a member of the Northern Illinois Food Bank and falls under its guidelines for food intake, storage and distribution. NIFB provides food to M.O.R.E. in several ways. Food is collected from businesses and redistributed to members of NIFB. Government commodities of meat and agricultural surpluses are distributed through NIFB. Also, NIFB makes large purchases of food and sells it to its members at greatly reduced prices when compared to supermarkets (view NIFB Food Boxes page). NIFB also provides a Mobile Market food truck. For $650, M.O.R.E. purchases nearly 10,000 pounds of food to be distributed immediately. M.O.R.E. has been providing this service twice a year.

Our pantry serves families or individuals in the Cary-Grove area with food in their time of need. We are a non-profit organization, managed and maintained entirely by volunteer staff. The Pantry Board is made up of representatives from local Churches and Organizations. The Pantry's shelves are kept full through food drives and monetary donations.

Providing for those in need in our church and community. This ministry exists to provide for those who are in need all around us—we believe God uses the circumstances of life to draw people to Himself. If you or someone you know would benefit from the assistance of the food pantry, we are here to serve you.

The Algonquin Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry officially opened its doors at 600 East Oak Street, Lake in the Hills, in January of 2000. We operate as a not-for-profit corporation under IRS code, section 501 c(3). In June 2000, Lake in the Hills won statewide recognition for its local food pantry. The village earned first place in the Governor's Home Town Awards, which recognize community volunteerism. The organization was founded and is operated by representatives from several local churches: St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Light of Christ Lutheran Church, Joy Community Presbyterian Church, Algonquin Congregational Church and Christ United Methodist Church. The pantry is actively supported by the villages of Algonquin and Lake in the Hills as well as many area residents. Many wonderful volunteers from these villages and churches comprise the staff that oversees the operation of the pantry; which is open from 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Clients may make selections from a “supermarket” style set-up which includes the use of shopping carts. A variety of packaged, canned, refrigerated and frozen foods are available. At this time approximately 300 families make use of the facility which was established to supplement short term emergency needs for food. Beyond the services provided, the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry serves as a symbol of the communities’ concern and compassion for families and individuals who are less fortunate or who are presently experiencing difficult times in their lives. It is both our obligation and our privilege to serve our neighbors in need. The pantry strives to make the Algonquin and Lake in the Hills communities better places to live.

The Food Pantry will now be open on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm.

The food pantry began in the 1980′s and was built up during the 1990′s as a joint effort between Nativity Lutheran Church and Christ the King Catholic Parish to help alleviate hunger in our community. Over the last 10 years, the pantry has grown in the number of families served, as well as what we can offer in services. In 2004 the partnerships between Nativity, Christ the King, and the Wonder Lake Bible Church were strengthened in a mutually-felt call to work together intentionally to provide services to the needy. In 2010 Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry joined our partnership.

Our mission is to strive to improve the lives of our friends and neighbors in need by providing food items and education on nutrition and smart shopping. We treat every individual with respect, privacy and dignity on their journey to becoming independent of our services. We are committed to educate and bring our community together in the fight to end hunger. We are a 501 (c) (3), Non-Profit Organization. The Grafton Food Pantry is as an organization that truly brings the community together. Strong ongoing initiatives have been made to reach out to local businesses, service groups, elementary and high school students, Scouts, churches, temples, and the residents of Sun City in order to better serve the community. We also provide referrals to other agencies and programs so that our clients may have every opportunity for any support they may need. We believe in utilizing existing services, not in duplicating the efforts of other agencies. We serve the Village of Huntley, Village of Lakewood, and portions of Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake, and Algonquin. Our generous volunteers and benefactors are of every age, religious faith and ethnicity. They work side by side helping their neighbors in need.