to have recieved the
Impact Grant Chicago
Award!
Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
from 10a.m. – 12p.m.
(except for Jan.)
01.
VOLUNTEER
Your time is a valuable gift that keeps our pantry thriving. Groups, kids and families welcome.
02.
DONATE
Every $1 we receive provides four meals. Consider hosting or sponsoring an event.
03.
GET HELP
We supply free hot meals, produce and groceries. Common Community provides social service assistance.
01.
VOLUNTEER
Your time is a valuable gift that keeps our pantry thriving. Groups, kids and families welcome.
02.
DONATE
Every $1 we receive provides four meals. Consider hosting or sponsoring an event.
03.
GET HELP
We supply free hot meals, produce and groceries. Common Community provides social service assistance.
2021 AT A GLANCE
426195
LBS. FOOD DONATED
602
AVERAGE HOUSEHOLDS SERVED PER MONTH
7546
VOLUNTEER HOURS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Back to School Backpack Drive
Common Pantry is collecting new, gender-neutral backpacks in all sizes to help our clients’ get ready for back to school.
Support Common Pantry this Summer!
Summertime fun, street festivals, and support Common Pantry by volunteering!
“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.
OUR STORIES
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.
We have a new future home!
See how having our own building will help us continue to fight food insecurity and provide new opportunities to engage the community.
Updated Covid Exposure Response
In an effort to keep our staff, volunteers, and clients safe we have updated our Covid response.
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
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.