Causes: Emergency Assistance, Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Food Programs, Human Services

Mission: Northern Illinois Food Bank is a non-profit organization that engages the community in a commitment to feed our hungry neighbors. Across 13 counties, food manufacturers, local groceries, corporations, foundations, and individuals come together to donate food and funds, and evaluate and repack food for distribution to our more than 900 network partners – the food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and youth and senior feeding programs that serve more than a half-million neighbors each year. The food bank has centers in Geneva (West Suburban Center), Lake County (North Suburban Center) and Rockford (Northwest Center) and Joliet (West Suburban Center). Northern Illinois Food Bank serves the following counties: Boone, DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago. Our vision is for no one to be hungry in northern Illinois. Our mission is to lead the northern Illinois community in solving hunger by providing nutritious meals to those in need through innovative programs and partnerships.

Results: Check out our annual report:https://solvehungertoday. org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2018-19-Annual-Report. pdf

Target demographics: Hungry neighbors across northern Illinois

Direct beneficiaries per year: Over a half-million neighbors who needed assistance to put food on their table.

Geographic areas served: 13 northern Illinois counties: Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, and Winnebago

Programs: Food distribution; Child Nutrition; Holiday Meal Boxes; Senior Food Boxes; Food Recovery; Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) Outreach; Community Nutrition