Community Impact

Positively Naperville: Doing Something About It.

Loaves & Fishes: Doing something about it    


Daily Herald, Flying off the shelves: Food pantries trying to feed more with fewer resources

  ‘Flying off the shelves’_ Food pantries trying to feed more with fewer resources – Shaw Local


Leaders & Legacies: Hossein Jamali, Restaurateur and Humanitarian

Hossein Janali

Leaders & Legacies: Stories of Local Impact is an ongoing series brought to you in partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation. It highlights the inspiring stories of local individuals, families, and businesses that have made or are making a lasting impact for our community through their generosity and leadership.


Fox Valley Marines presents $5,000 checks to four local food pantries

Fox Valley Marines present $5,000 checks to four local food pantries Fox Valley Marines present $5,000 checks to four local food pantries  


Giving Tuesday is a Global Day of Giving…

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Giving Tuesday is a global movement unleashing the power of generosity. Tuesday, November 29, is a day dedicated to inspiring people to give their time, talent, and donations to non-profit organizations in the spirit of celebrating generosity.


Positively Naperville, The art of thankfulness, November 2022

Loaves & Fishes: The art of thankfulness


Aurora area pantries concerned about running low on food

The staff at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is not happy with how the back room of the nonprofit’s building on Jericho Road in Aurora looks right now.

Storage shelves once brimming with food are half empty.

And with need rising – Aurora’s largest pantry is serving 35% more people this year, including 40 new families a week – “we are receiving fewer donations,” noted spokesperson Alyssa Edwards.

Which means, she added, because “we are giving out more than we are getting in, our food is getting scarce.”


Positively Naperville, Think Big, Work Together

Loaves & Fishes: Think big, work together


Loaves & Fishes to Partner with Edward-Elmhurst Health on New Food Distribution Location

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(Naperville, IL October 11, 2022) Loaves & Fishes Community Services and Edward-Elmhurst Health are excited to announce a new partnership on a project that will increase access to healthy food and services for families who need assistance. The new Loaves & Fishes Food Distribution Hub, located in Aurora, serves as a storage, processing, and fulfillment… Read more »


Go Brewing Founders Party

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  Thank you to everyone who attended the Go Brewing Founders Party and to Joe Chura and his crew for their tremendous generosity and hospitality! Great beer and great people coming together for a great cause, ending hunger and transforming lives!