West Suburban Community Pantry is appealing to the public to help pack the pantry with food and books during the annual Harvest Week Drive, Nov. 1-11. “We served nearly 70% more people last year,” pantry CEO Suzanne Armato said in a news release. “With the holidays...
WOODRIDGE, IL — Without community leaders, Woodridge wouldn’t hum along nearly as smoothly as it does. We’d miss their contributions in so many big and small ways. Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize these often unsung community leaders and celebrate their...
Volunteers and staff of West Suburban Community Pantry celebrated Hunger Action Month with an up-close brewing experience at Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge when they joined with volunteers from the GardenWorks Project to help Skeleton Key begin brewing “Growing for...
For many food pantries, language barriers are a common obstacle to serving a diverse client base. One food pantry in the Chicago area is taking advantage of two distinct technologies to help non-English speakers navigate the pantry, whether they are accessing it...
BOLINGBROOK, IL — Over the course of the 2023 growing season, the Bolingbrook Garden Club has given over 1,500 pounds of locally grown produce to the West Suburban Community Pantry. According to the club, this effort and dedication was coordinated by club member...
