Pantry Pulse Fall 2017
Our Fall 2017 newsletter includes stories on the incredible time and energy that goes into twice-weekly food distribution, a special-needs group that tackles pounds of fruit every week, and one family's experience with our Su
Pantry Pulse: Spring 2017
Impacting Clients Today & Community Health Long-Term
Long Commute Won't Stop Her: Zahava
Zahava Roth can often be found helping with Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry’s nutrition program. Her passion for nutrition and helping others is overwhelmingly apparent. An online student at the University of Alabama, Roth is finishing her final semester of undergraduate study in nutrition...
Philanthropy 101: Let Students Lead
You can do it if you put your mind to it. Teachers at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School are used to helping students apply this maxim to school work. Fortunately for the community, they’ve also been helping students put their minds towards fighting hunger. Jennifer Harrington first started...
Impacting Clients Today & Community Health Long-Term
There are many ways in which Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry is special; its welcoming and respectful atmosphere, terrific volunteers, and abundance of nourishing food choices usually top the list of client comments. The Pantry’s Nutrition Education program is another way in which the Pantry...
Pantry Pulse: Annual Report FY2016
What have we been up to in FY2016? Read our annual report for some of the highlights
Pantry Pulse Fall 2016
View stories about Home Delivery, Summer Meals, and transforming our community.
Pantry Pulse Spring 2016
In this version of the Pantry Pulse, we cover free lunches, the CAN DO Community Challenge, Program Updates, and New Donors.