Common Pantry, Chicago’s oldest continuous food pantry, has opened its first standalone location in the organization’s 56-year history.
’s oldest continuous food pantry, has opened its first standalone location in the organization’s 56-year history.neighborhood at 3908 N. Lincoln Ave. continues Common Pantry’s efforts to provide emergency food and social services to Chicago’s North Side.
The new space allows Common Pantry to better serve guests and expand programming, O’Conor said. The previous location was a few blocks away in a rented basement space from Epiphany United Church of Christ, 2008 W. Bradley Place. The organization partnered with the Illinois Facilities Fund, which gives grants to nonprofits, to finance the $2.6 million project. State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, and state Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, helped secure $1.5 million in state grants.
Common Pantry will be able to reach more people with emergency groceries, monthly produce distributions, hot meals every Wednesday and senior home deliveries. The organization is also improving its existing programs, including nutrition counseling and cooking classes.
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