What are some big changes and when will people begin to see relief?• The new package provides an extension of unemployment insurance and a federal unemployment insurance bonus of $300 per week.•...
Nick Blumberg | December 15, 2020 8:03 pm During the winter holidays, the demand on food pantries spikes. And this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has already exacerbated hunger around the U.S., with the...
This past year has been humbling for all of us. As an essential service, our staff and volunteers never paused their work on the front lines. Their selflessness and dedication were on display right...
What can we say but WOW! What an amazing volunteer. Over the years Paul has been on our frontlines greeting our clients and making sure they are taken care of at Registration. He comes in when he sees...
On Giving Tuesday Beyond Hunger, 848 Lake St., Oak Park, tripled their $25,000 goal by utilizing multiple giving outlets to maximize donations. And now, the organization is already in the midst of a...
We have been honored with so much kindness this year! We hope you'll join us for even more - random acts of kindness - to finish up 2020. So kicking off on #GivingTuesday and December 1st, we welcome...
We have a lot to celebrate this Thanksgiving at Beyond Hunger!For the first time EVER we were able to provide a turkey for every family that visited during the entire month of November.When we needed...
Richelle Pierce has been a Beyond Hunger volunteer since November 2017. She comes in for many different shifts each week. She loves to volunteer at Registration on Wednesdays and Saturdays. When she...
We rely on food drives. Over half of the food we distribute each year comes from in-kind donations. We usually don’t specify the items we need. And our food pantry families always love the variety of...
The MacronutrientsWhen we break down the word macronutrients, we get macro (meaning large) and nutrients, which we get from the food that we eat. Putting it together, macronutrients are the foods our...
