Welcome Relief for Our Neighbors in Need

Hey, it’s Leslie. As you know, 95.9 The River has a food drive for the Aurora Food Pantry every November. This past November we learned that while we all hoped that the need would decrease after the pandemic, just the opposite has happened, and the need for food pantries continues to rise.

Here’s some good news: The Du Page county board has pledged over a million dollars in funds to more than a dozen area food pantries, from DuPage County’s Local Food Pantry Infrastructure Investment Program. This program was founded in 2023 to support food pantries through the American Rescue Plan Act.

The food pantries that will benefit include:

Bensenville Wood Dale food pantry

Downers Grove area FISH

Elmhurst Yorkfield food pantry

Glen House Food pantry

HCS Family services

ICNA relief USA programs

Interfaith food pantry

Lisle township food pantry

Loaves and Fishes community services

Milton Township food pantry

Neighborhood food pantries

People’s Resource Center

The Outreach House

The Salvation Army Oakbrook Terrace

Wayne Township Food Pantry

West Suburban Community Pantry

While a million dollars sounds like a lot, it won’t last forever. Reach out and donate to your local food pantry if you are able.