In the western suburbs, food insecurity is skyrocketing. “We have seen a dramatic increase in the last year,” said Sarah Corbin, the head of communications for the West Suburban Community Pantry. “We served 1 million more pounds of food last year than the year...
CHICAGO (CBS) — For the past five years, members of one Naperville church have been on a mission: They’re tending to a community garden to benefit their local food pantry, putting fresh herbs and vegetables on the tables of people who can’t otherwise...
To ensure our volunteers’ and team’s health and safety, we have instituted an extreme heat policy for all of our work centers. We require our volunteers and staff to take frequent breaks in a cooling room. We have abundant cold water readily available. We...
Wednesday, September 20th, 20236:00 – 8:00 PM West Suburban Community Pantry6809 Hobson Valley Dr, #118Woodridge, IL 60517 Join us for light refreshments as you hear from West Suburban Community Pantry leadership about our strategic vision, participate in a...
Every item of food that is donated or received by West Suburban Community Pantry is inspected by volunteers or staff to ensure safe consumption. Sometimes we provide food that is past the date marked – that doesn’t mean it isn’t safe and good to...
The Woodridge Public Library and The West Suburban Community Pantry, have teamed up to host a community food drive as part of the DuPage WARHOL Pop Art Challenge. The food drive will run through Sept. 10 and features seven drop-off locations throughout Woodridge. The...
