Summer should be fun.
For too many families in our community, summer vacation just means summer stress. Instead of splashing in the local pool or learning to kick a soccer ball, kids in our community count the hours until their next meal, feeling the all-too-familiar pangs of hunger .
Will you help us bridge the gap between semesters?
Would you help us raise $10,000?
Donate $40/month:
Feed a family for a week.
Donate $80/month:
Feed four kids and their family for a week.
Donate $100/month:
Feed two large families for a week.
Give the gift of a carefree childhood.
Food for Greater Elgin is a guest-choice food pantry that exists to fight food insecurity. We are one of the three largest food pantries in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 13-county service area, serving over 150,000 people annually–double the number of people we were feeding just five years ago.
When you give to Food for Greater Elgin, you give so much more than food: You give the gift of a carefree childhood to siblings on summer break.
We don’t think anyone should go to bed hungry.
Everyone is welcome
Serving over 160,000 people annually
96% of every dollar goes to the mission
Food is the most basic human need.
At Food for Greater Elgin, we’re working to provide
the most fundamental aspect of what it is to be human: food.
Our mission is to provide everyone—regardless of race, nationality, age, religion, immigration status, language, or ability—with access to fresh, quality groceries. We strive to create a welcoming environment for all our guests, a place free of judgment, fear, or stigma, where anyone in need can get a little extra help.
FFGE is continually working to remove barriers to food security.
Lost your SNAP benefits? Come shop in our pantry. Our goal is to provide hope and empowerment with as much compassion as we can.
Our dedicated FFGE board, staff, and leadership team
are committed to doing the most good with your donations.
For every dollar we receive, 96 cents goes directly to food costs. You can give with confidence knowing we’ll work with our partners to squeeze the most purchasing power out of every penny.
And if you have time, resources, or in-kind gifts to offer?
We’ll take those, too.