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Greater Chicago Food Depository
The Greater Chicago Food Depository is the food bank for Cook County, with 750 partner agencies that include places like food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters that help provide food for food insecure individuals. The Food Depository regularly needs volunteers to help repack donated food and other products. With your support we effectively distribute food to our participating partners and in the last year alone have supported in distributing food to over 800,000 food insecure people. The Repack session is a great introduction to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the work we do, and the need we see in Cook County. The food we receive in our warehouse comes in bulk quantities and volunteers are scheduled to help us break it down into manageable sizes. What you can expect to do in a Repack session is sort produce, inspect and box shipments of bread, or repack bulk dry goods (pasta, rice, beans) into smaller quantities.
To register for a Repack shift please see our volunteer calendar here: https://volunteers.chicagosfoodbank.org/index.php?section=IndividualOpportunities&action=calendar
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4100 West Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 60632, US
Providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community
The Greater Chicago Food Depository is Chicago’s food bank. We provide food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community.
The Food Depository is part of a united community effort working to bring food, dignity and hope to our Cook County neighbors. We act as the hub for a network of more than 700 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other programs. These programs provide food where it’s most needed. We also address the root causes of hunger. Public benefits outreach and job training programs offer a hand up for our neighbors to overcome poverty.
As the face of hunger in our community has changed, the Food Depository has evolved. Our programs address the specific needs of diverse groups, including children, older adults and veterans.
By taking hunger off the table, we enable families to focus on other priorities, like education, growth and security. We enable communities to face their challenges with confidence. Today and in the long term, providing nutritious food is an investment in health and hope for our neighbors and our community
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This opportunity has 1 shift
4100 West Ann Lurie PlaceChicago, IL 60632
March 6, 2021