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VOLUNTEER

Your time is a valuable gift that keeps our pantry thriving. Groups, kids and families welcome.

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02.

DONATE

Every $1 we receive provides four meals. Consider hosting or sponsoring an event.

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03.

GET HELP

We supply free hot meals, produce and groceries. Common Community provides social service assistance.

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2019 At A Glance

lbs. Food Donated

Families served per month, on average

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Common Kids Annual Holiday Drive: November 9-December 15

Help Common Pantry clients create happier holidays for their children!  Pantry clients will receive a gift for all pre-registered children age 18 and under.

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“I Am Your Neighbor” Meals – Neighbors helping neighbors

Common Pantry and North Side Chambers of Commerce partner with neighborhood restaurants to create a win-win program for the food insecure.

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Jewel is helping us provide turkey dinners this Thanksgiving!

Common Pantry is thankful to Jewel Food Stores for again preparing Thanksgiving meals for our needy families

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Our stories

30
Oct

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Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice....
24
Oct

VIDEO: Pandemic Continues to Impact Food Insecurity

Several months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago’s oldest continually operating food pantry continues to serve an influx of people experiencing food insecurity....
17
Nov

New Holiday Hours

Please take note of our new distribution hours and closure dates for the upcoming holidays....

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OUR VOLUNTEERS SAY

“Volunteering at Common Pantry offers the chance to give something back to the community and make a difference to the people around me. It also strengthens my compassion for others and provides an opportunity to meet new people.”
Katherine
"The respect and caring that all the volunteers show our clients makes each day special. If everyone just cared about others, we'd be in a really great place."
Pam

CLIENT STORIES

  • VIDEO: We Are Common Pantry

    For Chicago resident Dionne, things were looking pretty bleak a few months ago. A change in her living situation left her without a home, and led her to stay in a shelter. Without steady employment, Dionne wasn’t sure what her future held. 

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