FOOD INSECURITY IN AMERICA DOES EXIST - IT IS REAL!
LET'S WORK Together TO Help Alleviate Hunger
Be a Hunger Hero! Your support will help us take a bite out of hunger. Hunger Resource Network (HRN) provides hundreds of thousands of pounds of healthy chicken to those in need every year. Your help is needed.
THANK YOU all FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
You can still donate
Our Next Event is November 15th- Poultry to Pantries
Sunday, October 12th
Students Helping Student
@ Grill House & Cabo
3061 Dundee Road (Northbrook)
11am-1:00pm
Hunger exists in every community in America and Northbrook is no exception.
About the program:
There are more than 500 students in the Northbrook public schools who are on the free or reduced lunch program and are food insecure. Hunger Resource Network, a Northbrook-based non-profit organization, is currently serving over half of these students across the twelve public elementary and middle schools through the Student Food Pack program.
The students have a few simple requests for those who would like to help:
1. Purchase the list of personal care items above or found on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram; please follow the contents and packaging guidelines. Total cost is approximately $35.
2. As a fun alternative, bring a $35 donation to Cabo Mexican Cocina and you can build a bag with us! And you’ll receive the $50 worth of gift cards mentioned above if you’re among the first 100.
3. From 11 am to 1 pm, be among the first 100 people to either bring your completed bag to Cabo Mexican Cocina or Grill House or donate at least $35 and receive $50 worth of gift cards, $25 for Cabo Mexican Cocina and $25 for Grill House (redeemable anytime after October 13th).
Please help us spread the word. We need your help to reach our goal of 250 bags! What to include in your donation bag: Shampoo • Conditioner • (2) Body Wash • Body Lotion • Deodorant • Mouth Wash • Pack of Floss • (2) Toothpaste • (6) Toothbrushes • Sunscreen.
You can also participate by clicking the donation link below. Every contribution of $35 is a new bag.
Hunger Resource Network is making a difference!
100
The number of protein servings provided by a $25 donation
4,600,000
Pounds of food provided since 2009
Every dollar you donate helps us distribute 4 servings of protein for those who don't know where their next meal may be coming from.
About HRN:
- Donated over 4.6 million pounds of food to more than 100 organizations across Chicagoland.
- Rescued tens of thousands of pounds of produce, day-old bakery goods and the like that would have ended up in landfills or composts.
- Distributed over 30,000 nutritionally designed meals and hundreds of personal care packs to needy students.
- Assisted hundreds of seniors to access food from local food pantries.
Every Spring and Fall through our Poultry to Pantries Delivery Day we donate 120,000+ pounds (over 240,000 lbs/year) of nutritious protein to organizations across the Chicagoland.
WATCH OUR VIDEO
Hunger Resource Network
Please play the video to learn how Hunger Resource Network helps alleviate hunger in our community.
Other Upcoming Events
November 15th- Poultry to Pantries
December 1st- January 31- End of the year appeal.
How We Can All Take a Bite Out of Hunger
Help Support Our Community Outreach Programs or Volunteer - We Need You
Community Outreach
Poultry to Pantries Distribution Days
With generous donations, every Spring and Fall we purchase and distribute 120,000+ pounds of healthy, protein-rich chicken to food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters serving communities across Chicagoland. Every dollar typically enables us to buy two pounds of chicken.
Student PROGRAM
Student Food Pack Program
With our partners, we provide essential food and personal care packs to students facing food insecurity. This helps provide the nutrition they need for their growing minds and bodies so they can focus on learning, not on hunger.
Senior Program
Senior Food Program
Community volunteers provide transportation for seniors at Crestwood Place to the Northfield Food Pantry. A partnership with the YMCA provides a bus to support this initiative.
Hunger Resource Network
Why Donate to HRN
The Hunger Resource Network's mission is to aid in the alleviation of hunger by helping meet the needs of food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters across Chicagoland. We are a 501(c)(3) certified non-profit organization.
Since 2009, through donations we received, we have been able to distribute over 4.5 million pounds of food and rescue tens of thousands of pounds of food from farmers' markets and local businesses.
Since 2019 we have developed and implemented a food rescue program and assisted students and seniors who are food insecure.
Learn More About Us and Get Involved
Recipient Agencies
Hunger Resource Network aids in the alleviation of hunger by helping meet the needs of recipient agencies: food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.
Business Donors & Sponsors
Our corporate, local business and foundation benefactors work with us to provide nutritional meals to people in need.
Hunger Resource Network Board Member Shares Food Insecurity Challenges
"Hunger is all around us and has many different faces. Food insecurity can happen to anyone at any time, including the Northern Suburbs"
MAKE A DONATION
In the richest nation in the history of the world, ten percent of our neighbors are food insecure and four percent are in desperate need of food.
Every dollar helps us buy 4 servings of healthy, protein-rich chicken for those in need.
A $25 DONATION IS EQUAL TO 100 PROTEIN SERVINGS!
Here's What’s Happening At Hunger Resource Network
