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Phone: (217) 522-4022 Fax: (207) 522-6418 Service area: Adams, Bond, Brown, Cass, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marion, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott and Shelby counties. Established in 1981, Central Illinois Foodbank distributed more than 5.5 million pounds in FY2001-02 through its 220 member agencies. Approximately 125,000 people in 21 counties rely on the food provided by the foodbank. Central Illinois Foodbank programs include America's Second Harvest Food Industry Donation Project, a national food distribution program, which allows Central Illinois Foodbank to distribute more than 5 million pounds of grocery items to those in need; Community Harvest, a produce distribution program; Food Rescue Express, Kids Cafe; Food Plus; and the Department of Human Services Emergency Food Program; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); and Surplus Food Centers. [more]
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Alleviating hunger. Phone: (217) 328-FOOD (3663) Fax: (217) 328-3670 Web site: www.eifoodbank.org Service area: Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Moultrie, Piatt and Vermilion counties. Established in 1983, Eastern Illinois Foodbank has over 200 agencies that serve approximately 5,500 hungry people each week. In 2003, the Foodbank distributed over 4 million pounds of food through these agencies and through programs such as the FoodMobile, a client-choice mobile pantry. In the 14 counties served by the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, 62,000 people (12.9 percent) are at risk of hunger. Nearly 40 percent of those served are children and almost half the households served have at least one working adult. For more information, visit www.eifoodbank.org. Mission Statement: To alleviate hunger in eastern Illinois by providing a reliable source of food for the hungry through cooperation with a network of food pantries and agencies.
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Phone: (773) 247-FOOD (3663) Fax: (773) 247-4232 Website: www.chicagosfoodbank.org Service area: Chicago and Cook County Established in 1979, the Greater Chicago Food Depository distributed more than 40.5 million pounds of food to hungry men, women and children in Chicago and Cook County in FY01-02 through a network of 600 member agencies. In any given week, more than 91,300 people rely on the food provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository. In addition to distribution of food through 600 member agencies, the Greater Chicago Food Depository administers the following programs: Chicago's Community Kitchens, an intensive, 12-week food service training program for the unemployed/underemployed; 12 Kids Cafes - 37 percent of people receiving food from the Food Depository are children; the Producemobile, a farmers' market on wheels, bringing fresh fruits and vegetables directly to those in need; Food Rescue; and Produce People Share, distributing 6 million pounds of produce in FY01-02. For more information, log onto www.chicagosfoodbank.org, or email fooddepository@gcfd.org. top
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Phone: (630) 443-6910 Fax: (630) 443-6916 Web site: www.northernilfoodbank.org Service area: Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, JoDaviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, McHenry Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago counties. Established in 1983, Northern Illinois Food Bank serves more than 158,400 people monthly through a network of 236 agencies. Last year, more than 10.5 million pounds of food was distributed. In addition to distribution of food through member agencies, Northern Illinois Food Bank administers the Summertime Kids Lunch program, After School Snack program, Food Rescue in four counties, the Holiday Meal Box program and the Mobile Market, a traveling pantry bringing food directly to those in need. For more information, visit www.northernilfoodbank.org. Northern Illinois Foodbank also operates a warehouse formerly known as Hunger Connection Foodbank in Rockford, Illinois. The address and phone number of the warehouse is: 320 South Avon Street
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Phone: (309) 671-3906 Fax: (309)671-3925 Service area: DeWitt, Fulton, Livingston, Mason, McLean, Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties. Established in 1984, Peoria Area Foodbank provides food to approximately 15,000 people through more than 100 member agencies. Last year, more than 1.5 million pounds of food was distributed to those in need. For more information, email radams@pcceo.org top
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Phone: (309) 764-7434 Fax: (309) 764-9388 Service Area: Bureau, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Warren and Whiteside counties. Established in 1982, River Bend Foodbank distributed 3.2 million pounds of food to hungry people in 2001 through member agencies and three Kids Cafe programs. For more information, email Tom Laughlin at tlaughlin@secondharvest.org. top
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Phone: (314) 423-6100 Fax: (314) 423-1866 Web site: www.stlfoodbank.org Service area: Calhoun, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington and Williamson counties in Illinois. Established in 1975, the St. Louis Area Foodbank serves 13,500 people weekly through 350 member agencies. In 2001, the food bank distributed 11 million pounds of food to those in need. Programs the food bank administers or participates in include: Kids Cafe, Food Purchase, USDA's The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and USDA's Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). For more information, log onto www.stlfoodbank.org or email Matt Dace at mdace@stlfoodbank.org. top |
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Phone: (812) 425-0775 Fax: (812) 425-0776 Website: www.tristatefoodbank.org Service Area: Alexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne and White counties in Illinois. Established in 1982, Tri-State Foodbank, Inc., services approximately 50,000 people per month through a network of 250 agencies. In 2001, 4.3 million pounds of food was distributed by the food bank. Tri-State Food Bank, Inc., partners with many community-based programs, including Leave a Legacy, Partners in Caring and COCOA (Community of Concerned Outreach Agencies), and works with advocacy programs such as Bread for the World, World Hunger Year, Food Research and Action Center, Seeds and Church World Service. For more information, email Mary Blair at mblair@sigecom.net. For more information please email info@illinoisfoodbanks.org. |
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