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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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DONATE

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

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GET HELP

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

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2020 At A Glance

lbs. Food Donated

Families served per month, on average

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UPCOMING EVENTS

New candle collaboration with Hazel!

The collaboration between Common Pantry and Hazel is a wonderful way to highlight and top off our transformative year.

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Holiday Drive for Common Pantry going on now!

Common Pantry is collecting $25 Target gift cards and NEW board and picture books for ages birth-5 to be distributed to our clients children this holiday season.

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2021 Holiday Hours

Please take note of our updated 2021 Holiday Hours for special distributions.

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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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Our stories

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....
24
Mar

P-EBT cards for CPS families

The City of Chicago recently announced all CPS families will receive P-EBT cards in the mail in March and we've been asked by many supporters how they can forward these resources to Common Pantry....
09
May

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....
28
Jun

3 Elements of Food, 2 Organizations, 1 Day of Action

This year, Common Pantry volunteers and Big Green worked together to assemble 1500 microgreen grow kits that were distributed to families in need with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system and Farm.Food.Familias (FFF)....

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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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