Positively Naperville, The Power of Moving Up
Loaves & Fishes: The power of moving up The Power of Moving Up by Mary Boulos, Director of CARES Programs at Loaves & Fishes Community Services “This is not for the weak!” That is the consensus about Loaves & Fishes’ Moving Up program according to this year’s program graduates. Please allow me to explain. Moving… Read more »
Loaves & Fishes: Bringing healthy food to communities in need
Loaves & Fishes: Bringing healthy food to communities in need January, 5, 2023| Edward Elmhurst Health Healthy Driven Community New funding from Edward-Elmhurst Health will help nonprofit Loaves & Fishes expand the distribution of healthy food to those in need in Will and DuPage counties. The project is being supported through Edward-Elmhurst Health’s Community Investment… Read more »
WGN Radio, Giving Tuesday: Busey Bank and Loaves & Fishes
Listen to the interview here. https://wgnradio.com/your-money-matters/giving-tuesday-busey-bank-and-loaves-fishes/ Host Jon Hansen is joined by Busey Bank’s Sean Gallagher, Executive Vice President and Regional President, and Natasha Marriner, Vice President and Private Wealth Advisor. Natasha talks about donations to charity and taxes and Sean suggests having a plan and remaining consistent with it. Plus, he recommends staying updated on IRS… Read more »
Daily Herald, Flying off the shelves: Food pantries trying to feed more with fewer resources
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Leaders & Legacies: Hossein Jamali, Restaurateur and Humanitarian
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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
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Positively Naperville, The art of thankfulness, November 2022
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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.”