Food Banks and Other Assistance in the Greater Chicago Area

Southwest Suburbs

Plainfield Area Food Pantry
22525 W Lockport St
Plainfield, IL 60544
815-439-8394
Wednesdays and Saturdays 8am-11am
Tuesdays 8:30am-11am (every 3 weeks)

4 Kids Sake Food Pantry
192 Lily Cache Ln
Bolingbrook, IL 60490
630-945-1317
Mondays, Thursday 3:30pm-5:30pm

DuPage Township
719 Parkwood Ave
Romeoville, IL 60446
815-886-7986
Tuesdays, Thursdays 9am-2pm

Romeoville Community Pantry
2 Belmont Dr
Romeoville, IL 60446
815-570-9772
Saturdays (closed every 5th Saturday) 9:30-11:30am
Romeoville Residents Only

St John Lutheran Church
2650 Plainfield Rd
Jolier, IL 60435
815-439-2320
Saturdays 9am-11am

Warren Sharpe Community Center
454 S Joliet St
Joliet, IL 60436
815-722-2727
Tuesdays 1-:30am-2pm
Allowed Once Per Month
Will County Residents

West Suburban Community Pantry
6809 Hobson Valley Dr 118
Woodridge, IL 60517
630-512-9921
Tuesdays 8:30am-11:30am, 2pm-5pm
Thursdays 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturdays 8:30am-11:30am

Holy Angels Pantry
204 SRussell Ave
Aurora, IL 60506
630-897-2478
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 9:15am-11:30am

Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry
1110 Jericho Rd
Aurora, IL 60506
630-897-2127
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 10am-2pm
Every 3rd Tuesday 3pm-7pm

Forest Park Community Center
1017 Woodruff Rd
Joliet, IL 60432
815-727-7898
Mondays, Thursdays 11:30am-run out of supply

Southside Food Banks

St. Elizabeth Church
4058 S Michigan
Chicago, IL 60653
773-642-6532
Thursdays 10am-12pm

Our Lady of Africa
44 E 41st St
Every 4th Saturday (next on October 28) 10am-12pm

Harris Temple Church
4138 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL
773-536-9138
Saturdays 11am-1pm
Service Area 60653, 60615, 60616, 60609

Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
4242 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60653
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 9:30am-1:30pm
Service Area 60615, 60653

Chosen Tabernacle Full Gospel
4310 S Champlain Ave
Chicago, IL 60653
888-834-9414
Mondays 4pm-6pm
Thursdays 1pm-3pm

Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
4543 S Princeton
Chicago, IL 60609
773-924-3232
Wednesdays 8am-10am
Every 4th Saturday 8am-11am
Community Table Lunch Thursdays 12pm-2pm

Catholic Charities Casa Catalina
4537 S Ashland
Chicago, IL60609
773-376-9425
Tuesdays 9:30am-11:30am, 1pm-3pm
Wednesdays 1pm-5:30pm
Thursdays 10am-11:30pm, 1pm-3pm
Service Area 60609

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
2745 W 44th St
Chicago, IL 60632
773-523-1402
Fridays 4pm-6pm
Saturdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60632

For Your Consciousness
1923 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60609
773-430-8091
Fridays 10am-1pm
Service Area 60609, 60636

New Eclipse Community Alliance
715 W 51st St
Chicago, IL 60609
773-376-9425
Wednesdays, Thursdays 4:30pm-6:30pm
Hampers for Children Available
Utility Bill Assistance 9am-1pm by appointment only
SNAP and other food assistance by appointment only

Church of St. Paul and The Redeemer
4945 S Dorchester Ave
773-624-3185
Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm
Service Area 60615

Goram United Methodist Church
5600 S Indiana
Chicago, IL 60637
773-324-8657
Tuesdays 11am-1pm
Service Area 60637

Hyde Park Kenwood
5600 Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
773-363-6063
Saturdays 10am-1pm

First Presbyterian Kimbark Pantry
6400 S Kimbark Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
773-363-0505
Service Area 60619, 60637, 60649

Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church
2050 W 59th St
Chicago, IL 60636
773-925-6160
Thursdays 12pm-2pm
Service Area 60636

Mount Olive Baptist Church
6353 S Marshfield Ave
Chicago, IL 60636
773-737-1523
Saturdays 1pm-3pm
Service Area 60636

Greater St. John AME Church of Chicago
6201 S Throop St
Chicago, IL 60636
773-925-2262
Thursdays 9am-11am
Service Area 60636

All Things Through Christ
6600 S Hermitage Ave
Chicago, IL 60636
708-654-7826
Saturdays 9am-11am
Service Area 60636

Shepherd’s Hope
838 W Marquette Rd
Chicago, IL 60621
Tuesdays, Thursdays 10am-2pm
Saturdays 9am-12pm
Hot Meals Monday through Friday 1pm-5pm
Medical Clinic
Day Care
After School Outreach

Parkway Garden Christian Church
6600 S Martin Luther King Dr
Chicago, IL 60637
773-956-8723
Fridays 10am-12:30pm

We Do Care
1538 W 69th St
Chicago, IL 60636
773-776-1875
Thursdays 1pm-3pm

Bryn Mawr Community Foundation
7000 S Jeffery Blvd
Chicago, IL 60649
773-324-2403
Starting November 4, Saturdays 11am-1pm
Service Area 60649

Carey Temple AME Food Pantry
7157 S Greenwood Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
773-324-7766
Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60619

St Columbanus
331 E 71st St
Chicago, IL 60619
773-224-1002
Tuesdays 5:30pm-7pm
Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60619, 60637

Gifts from God Ministry
1818 W 74th St
Chicago, IL 60636
773-863-0995
Second Thursday of the month Milk/bread/eggs available 11:30am-12:30pm
Fourth Thursday of the month Walmart Gift Cards available

Inner City Missions Network
7445 S South Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
708-417-6226
Thursdays 1pm-3pm
Service Area 60619, 60617

Carlene S Lilly Seed of Hope Food Pantry
740 E 76th St
Chicago, IL 60619
773-846-3700
Saturdays 9am-11am
Service Area 60619

Windsor Park Lutheran Church
2619 E 76th St
Chicago, IL 60649
773-768-1812
Tuesdays 3pm-5pm
Saturdays 10am-12pm

St. Sabina Parish
1120 W 79th St
Chicago, IL 60620
773-846-3018
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 8:30am-11:30am, 1:30pm-3pm
Wednesdays 8:30am-11:30am, 1:30pm-6pm
Service Area 60620

Haven of Rest
7901 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
773-375-4489
Wednesdays 11am-1pm
Service Area 60617

Christ Bible Church of Chicago
7877 S Coles Ave
Chicago, IL 60649
773-734-2933
Saturdays 10am-12pm

Messiah/St. Bartholomew
8255 S Dante Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
773-721-3232
Fridays 8am-10am

Mosque Foundation
7210 W 90th Pl
Bridgeview, IL 60455
708-430-6888
Wednesdays 4pm-6pm

Our Saviors Lutheran Church
8607 Narragansett Ave
Burbank, IL 60459
708-599-4780
Tuesdays 9am-11am
Thursdays 1pm-3pm

The Church of Pentecost USA Inc.
8600 S Kilpatrick Ave
Chicago, IL 60652
773-735-8810
Wednesdays 4pm-6pm
Service Area 60652, 60459, 60805

New Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Pantry
8850 S Cottage Grove Ave
Chicago, IL 60619
773-483-7251
Wednesdays 9am-11am
Service Area 60619

Trinity Resurrection United
9046 S Mackinaw Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
773-768-9645
Saturdays 10am-12pm

Grant a Wish Inc.
1136 E 93rd
Chicago, IL 60619
773-454-8352
Saturdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60619

Shiloah Baptist Church
9201 S Justine St
Chicago, IL 60620
773-239-5959
Mondays 2pm-4pm

Far Southside and South Suburb

Free-N-Deed
14200 Chicago Rd
Chicago, IL 60419
708-880-0468
Tuesdays, Thursdays 1-am-1pm
Wednesdays 4pm-6pm

Ordained of God Full Gospel Church
13750 S Leyden
Chicago, IL 60827
866-673-2467
Saturdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60473, 60409, 60827, 60419

Covenant United C.O.C.
1102 E 154th St
South Holland, IL
708-333-5955
Saturdays 9:30am-12pm
Service Area 60433, 60409, 60419, 60438, 60827, 60473

Restoration Ministries Pantry
253 E 159th
Harvey, IL 60426
708-333-3370
Saturdays 9:30am-11:30am
Service Area 60426

Community Covenant Church Pantry
12446 S Loomis St
Calumet Park, IL 60827
708-385-7477
Wednesdays 10am-12pm

Incarnation Parish Food Pantry
2339 S York St
Blue Island, IL 60406
708-371-2900
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9am-12pm
Service Area Does Not Include Chicago Residents

Worth Township Food Pantry
11601 S Pulaski Rd
Alsip, IL 60803
708-385-8034
Tuesdays 12pm-3pm
Service Area Alsip, Garden Homes, Robbins, Merrionette Park, Blue Island

Village Pantry Coalition
2700 W 98th Pl
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
708-422-8776
Fridays 9:30am-12pm
Service Area 60805 and Village of Evergreen Park

Lighthouse Church of all Nations
4501 W 127th St
Alsip, IL 60803
708-385-6020
Tuesdays 3pm-5:45pm
Service Area 60406, 60426, 60428, 60445, 60453, 60463, 60469, 60472, 60803, 60628, 60655, 60827

Operation Blessing South
4901 W 128th Pl
Alsip, IL 60803
708-597-6326
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9am-12pm
Wednesdays 12pm-3pm

Sheldon Heights COC Pantry
11301 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60628
773-568-2929
Tuesdays 10am-12pm, 4pm-6pm
Service Area 60623, 60643, 60628

Lights of Zion Church
11636 S Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60628
Thursdays 2pm-4pm

Roseland Christian Ministries Pantry
10858 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60643
773-264-5665
Thursdays 9:30am-11am
Service Area 60628

Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry
11030 S Longwood Dr
Chicago, IL 60643
773-239-3013
Tuesdays, Fridays 1pm-3pm
Service Area 60643, 60655

Far Northside

ICNA Relief Chicago
2809 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
844-414-4862
Thursdays, Saturdays 10am-1pm
Service Area N: Howard, S: Foster, E: Ridge, W: Kedzie

Evanston Vineyard Food Pantry
2495 Howard St
Evanston, IL 60202
847-328-4544
Wednesdays 5:45pm-7pm

Niles Township Food Pantry
8341 Lockwood Ave
Skokie, IL 60077
847-983-0073
Mondays-Fridays 9:30am-11:30am, 1pm-3pm
Service Area Niles Township

Howard Area Community Center
7648 N Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60626
773-262-6622 ext 114
Mondays 2pm-4pm
Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Service Area 60626, 60645, 60660, 60659, 60202, 60201

Downtown and Loop

Chicago Lights Elam Davies Social Service Center
126 E Chestnut St
Chicago, IL 60611
312-640-2571
By Appointment Tuesdays-Fridays 9:30am-11:30am
Service Area 60601, 60602, 60603, 60604, 60606, 60610, 60654, 60661

Emergency Assistance Program Catholic Charities
721 N Lasalle Dr
Chicago, IL 60654
312-655-7700
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9am-11:30am, 1pm-3pm
Rent and Utility Assistance by appointment only
Service Area 60602, 60604, 60605, 60606, 60607, 60610, 60611, 60654, 60661

St. Matthew Child Advocate
1000 N Orleans St
Chicago, IL 60610
312-613-5740
Service Area N: North Ave, S: Chicago Ave, E: State St, W: Halsted St

Northside

The Friendship Center
2711 W Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
773-907-6388
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays 12pm-4pm
Tuesdays 3pm-7pm
Hot Meals To Go Thursdays 6pm-8pm

Care For Real
5339 N Sheridan
Mondays 4pm-7pm
Wednesdays 9am-12pm
Saturdays 9am-1pm
Service Area 60640, 60660, 60626, 60659, 60645
Care For Real
1545 W Morse Ave
Tuesdays 12pm-2pm
Thursdays 4pm-6pm
Service Area 60640, 60660, 60626, 60659, 60645