Looking for local food bank?My husband and I are moving and want to donate our non-perishable items to a food bank. We live in Aurora IL. I can't find any that want the food only cash. Can anyone help? | |
Looking for local food bank?My husband and I are moving and want to donate our non-perishable items to a food bank. We live in Aurora IL. I can't find any that want the food only cash. Can anyone help? | |
1. There's the Northern Illinois Food Bank. It delivers to various partners in the area
http://northernilfoodbank.org/menu-t...
Its agencies in Aurora are:
a) Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, 659 S. River Road
http://hesedhouse.org/aaifp.html
http://uwfoxvalley.org/in_need_searc...
b) Aurora Soup Kitchen, 659 S. River Street
c) Covenant House Food Pantry, 1029 Kane Street
d) Holy Angels Pantry, 204 S. Russell Avenue
http://holy-angels.org/church/ministry.htm
e) Salvation Army, 437 E. Galena Boulevard
f) Sandwich Board, 218 E. Benton Street
g) Two Rivers Head Start, 1661 Landmark Road
http://trhsa.org/donations.html
2. There are also these possibilities:
a) Wayside Cross Ministries - Community Food Pantry
215 E New York St
https://agrm.org/cgi-bin/missions/db.cgi?db=default&uid=*&sb=5&STATE_PROVINCE=IL&view_records=View+Records&nh=1&mh=1
b) Green Harvest, 10101 S. Mandel St., Plainfield
http://greenharvest.org/
That seems so strange that your local food bank won't accept food donations. You might try calling local churches for suggestions. Perhaps they could direct you to a family who is in need that would appreciate the food. Or, if you have a local soup kitchen, women's shelter, or the like, that might be an option. Best of luck to you my friend.
It's very odd for the food banks to not have a need for food. The two food banks that I work with rely on food donations from individuals as well as corporations.
Here's a link to help you find additional food bank resources.
http://secondharvest.org/zip_code.js...
Check with churches in the area!
try the Salvation Army maybe