The Ravenswood cafe hosts community suppers where donations go to a food pantry while embracing sustainability through making nearly everything in house for its large menu, which includes Louisiana specialties and a line of gluten-free baked goods.
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"This Is Need Like We Never Have Seen Before": Federal Food Benefits Are Set to Be Frozen Amid the Government Shutdown
Daniel Hautzinger“We’re not going to be able to food pantry our way out of this crisis,” said the director of one pantry. “The federal freeze is going to catapult hunger in a way that we didn’t really even see in COVID.”
Food Banks and Pantries Warn About “Catastrophic” Effects of Trump’s Policy Bill
Daniel HautzingerThe massive tax break and spending cuts bill currently working through Congress contains provisions that would be “catastrophic” to food assistance programs, says the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which helps feed people in need.
Fight2Feed Rescues Food to Feed Those in Need
Lisa FuttermanFight2Feed partners with dozens of Chicago area food organizations to bring in food and send out meals to those in need with the help of volunteers.
Feeding Those Within Reach: The Local Organization that Meets Unhoused Chicagoans Where They Are
Daniel Hautzinger“We’re just trying to provide hope and dignity,” says Farhan Ahmed, a co-founder and president of Chi-Care, which brings restaurant meals and other basic necessities to unhoused Chicagoans and others in need where they live.
