The Northern Illinois Food Bank is helping twice as many people suffering with food insecurity than before the pandemic. It s one of five groups chosen to be recipients of grants through Daily Herald Neighbors in Need, a partnership with the McCormick Foundation fund that raises awareness and helps solve issues of hunger, homelessness and health care disparities in the suburbs.
WeGo Together for Kids, an organization that works with 60 partner agencies to help families in West Chicago, is one of the groups to receive a grant this year through the Daily Herald Neighbors in Need fund in partnership with the McCormick Foundation.
Hesed House this year was among the recipients of a grant through Daily Herald Neighbors in Need, a partnership with the McCormick Foundation fund that raises awareness and helps solve issues of hunger, homelessness and health care disparities in the suburbs.
The Northern Illinois Food Bank, which serves about 78 million meals a year to people in need, is among the recipients of a grant from the Daily Herald Neighbors in Need partnership with the McCormick Foundation.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and rising food costs have brought new challenges to families, the Northern Illinois Food Bank has introduced new ways to get food into the homes of those who need it.