Awesome service pantry is very neat clean food is good. The food is up-to-date. Sometimes most of…read morethe time I recommend this place to you.

They are very friendly, kind, helpful, and quick! They make the food pantry experience a pleasant…read moreone!

A great local Ravenswood / Lincoln Square organization helping to serve the underserved and hungry…read morein the area. By working with shipping volunteers (among others), shoppers are able to pick out food with dignity. I've only volunteered here once so far but I think they're doing some really good work. Sign up to volunteer via their website!

The Friendship Center is doing some good things for three community…read more I've always wanted to help out my neighbors by volunteering, and what a pleasure it has been to dedicate my time here. TFC treats all shoppers with dignity and respect and does it's best to provide a much-needed service to those in need. Operating in 4-hour increments, shoppers have the opportunity to pick out their choice of groceries from an assortment of items. Shopping volunteers guide them around the pantry and bag the items for the shoppers. Hot meals and delivery meals are also provided on occasion. I encourage anyone interested in volunteering to come by and help out. It could not be easier or more fun. I also encourage anyone in need to check to the website to see if they qualify.

I wish I could show people how great open arms use to be before Darrel Washington extorted every…read moredonation they were getting. People told me that Darrel washingtontold the stores and churches donating he would not be taking food donations any more but only wanted cash donations. We no longer had full refrigerators after that but they were all empty. They are also forging soscial security checks from the homeless and depositing them. Do not donate to this crook. New community church just turns an eye to what Darrel Washington gets away with. He stole 2313$ soscial security check from me and cashed it. More people told me they are missing their check also. This was before I got direct deposit. I cooked at open arms 6 years as a volunteer and this is how I was treated. Open arms went from the best day shelter feeding 75 people a day as times with more volunteer than was needed to now no volunteer and a cold sandwich to go for the few that even show up. Darrel Washington has ruined open arms. The only thing he cares about are the donations. If you send them money the homeless never see any of it.

I've volunteered a couple of times at Open Arms Ministry and I've found them to be a well run and…read moreopen hearted place to serve. The men and women are treated with honor and respect and a lot of care is put into the ways that they can help better their lives. Their facilities are basic, but there's plenty of room to grow. I will certainly volunteer at Open Arms again.

This is a food bank for the poor and in need and they accept volunteers all the time to help with…read morethe massive work of sorting donated food to be distributed to those in need. You can come on a weekend and work in their warehouse of food and sort the food by dates to make sure old food or opened packages don't get sent to those in need by mistake. Old food (that is close to the sell by date) is sent to the local zoos to help defray costs and waste.

From the owner: Our vision at Northern Illinois Food Bank is for everyone in Northern Illinois to have the food…read morethey need to thrive. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and proud member of Feeding America, we serve our neighbors in 13 counties with dignity, equity and convenience, providing 250,000 meals a day. We bring together manufacturers, local & corporate grocers, area farmers, corporations, foundations, and individuals who donate food and funding, and each week volunteers help us evaluate, repack, and distribute food. We also proudly partner with more than 900 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and youth & senior feeding programs to provide nutritious food & resources. Distribution centers are located in Geneva, Park City, Rockford and Joliet.

Great pantry. Very friendly. I only had one experience where one of the people was rude to me. I…read moretook one of the shopping carts to my car in front of the building to load my car. They let me do so and asked me to bring the cart back. When I did I didn't know where exactly to put it so I left in in the building near the front inside the hallway. So one day I called with a question and the person who answered the phone snapped at me and snapped at me calling me the lady who stole the cart. I tried telling her about me putting it in the building and she told me it was all my fault and now they are short 1 cart. Furthermore she told me not to return again. Offensive and ignorant person. Shouldn't even be working there. If she was working at a regular business she would be fired in a heartbeat.

From the owner: Food Pantry in NW Chicago, specializing in the provision of humanitarian services to the less…read moreprivileged in families in Chicago Illinois. Our mission is to raise funds for the poor. Our customers are largely families classified as the working poor, people who although they are working, their income is insufficient to adequately provide for housing, transportation, medical needs and proper nutrition. We strive to build a better future for them. Our charity organizations: The pantry is a licensed and fully vetted company by law, with a proven track record of meeting the needs of thousands of people across Chicago Illinois. We are changing the lives of poor families with less effort. In order to continue delivering more effective selfless, and life-changing services, we look forward to partnering with you.

My job gave us a day off to come and volunteer @ The GCFD. This was a great opportunity to support…read moreand help out those in needs. Everyone was friendly, helpful and productive. We all worked hard as a team to accomplish our goal of feeding over 2,700 families. This place is outstanding. Very clean and organized. I enjoyed lending my time for such an amazing and precious organization. I look forward to volunteering here again.

I was invited to volunteer for a team outing at this facility and I was surprised how beautiful…read morethis facility is exterior and internally. Plenty of parking and there is only one stall for EV charging. Inside you are greeted and checking-in is easy. They have you gather inside a locker area where you will have to put in small lockers your personal items before you get dressed appropriately. I was dressed in a plastic apron and gloves for onion packaging. This was a very fun event to help out. I would come back to volunteer again.

This place is such a blessing! Their food pantry has so many healthy options and a huge variety of…read moresnack foods. So happy this place exists. Praise the Lord!