News
12/20/11: Annual Report available now! Read about recent initiatives, our donors and our financial report. Read More
10/21/11: Girl Scouts Feed 1000 Recent Girl Scout Food Drives Brings in 13 Tons of Food Read More
10/18/11: Pantry to Adjust Service Area in 2012 Starting January 1, 2012 Pantry will serve 12 zip codes Read More
08/30/11: Pantry Pulse Fall Newsletter 2011 Among many who visit the Pantry, Sheila is someone you may know. Read More
08/30/11: Longtime Friends Oversee Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry Longtime friends talk about their collaboration for the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry. Read More
08/09/11: Thank you for supporting Hunger Walk 2011 Supporters of Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry raised $20,000 during Hunger Walk 2011. Read More
07/05/11: Pantry receives funding for expansion of our Nutrition Education Program Pantry receives funding from Kraft Foods, OPRF Community Foundation and BCBS of Illinois for Nutrition Education Program Read More
06/03/11: Pantry thanks Oak Park Letter Carriers and Troop 16 Boy Scouts It is a challenge to feed 1400 families every month. Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry always meets that challenge—but Read More
05/09/11: Amazing Feinstein Challenge Results! Fifty-four percent more food and funds collected in 2011 during Feinstein Challenge! Read More
04/20/11: Concordia-Chicago reaches out to River Forest for donations to benefit OPRF Food Pantry April 30, from 10 a.m. to noon, Concordia students will be collecting canned goods and non-perishable items in River Forest. Read More
04/12/11: Thank You Pantry Volunteers National Volunteer Week - Many many thanks to our many many volunteers. Read More
04/11/11: Oak Park RIver Forest Food Pantry joined OneCause Let your online shopping make a donation to the Pantry at no cost to you! Read More
04/07/11: Loss of AmeriCorps impacts OPRF Food Pantry On Feb. 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget that included — the complete elimination of the AmeriCorps service Read More
04/07/11: Position Paper House Bill 161, Amendment 1 Should photo I.D. be required to buy a gallon of milk? Read More
03/30/11: Feinstein Challenge: A million dollars to share ... with food pantry We've all played the game: What would you do if you won the lottery? If you had a million dollars would you buy new house? Read More
03/30/11: Pantry Pulse Spring Newsletter 2011 Pantry Pulse Spring newsletter available here Read More
03/30/11: See a Play, Help the Food Pantry On Thursday, March 31, Saturday, April 2, and Thursday, April 7, if you buy a full price ticket ($25) to Oak Park Festival Read More
03/30/11: Food rescue program helps Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry stay healthy It was lunchtime on a Thursday afternoon when a petite woman knocked on the basement door of the First United Church of Oak Park Read More
03/30/11: CROP Walk May 1, 2011 The Oak Park/Forest Park Area CROP Hunger Walk will kick off at 2:00 pm on Sunday, May 1 from Pilgrim Congregational Church Read More
03/15/11: Pantry debuts ACH Debit Program! ACH Debit now available for your food pantry donation. Read More
03/11/11: Lobbying for hunger relief in Illinois: Day Two at the Feeding Illinois Conference and Lobby Day Everyone was up bright and early the next morning, excited to meet with legislators and tell the stories of their communities. Read More
03/03/11: From Legislative Hunger Awareness Day: Food Pantry open during the blizzard GCFD posted this: "Just finished a meeting with Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry and Sen. Don Harmon." Read More
02/28/11: Plainfield Teens band together to fight hunger in Oak Park Pantry beneifts from Plainfield Teens' scavenger hunt throughout the Oak Park neighborhood to collect food. Read More
02/03/11: Oak Park RIver Forest Food Pantry stays open despite blizzard Surely no one would think there's anything all that special about a plate of lasagna. Read More
12/28/10: A Christmas story: First-time visitor to the Food Pantry offers thanks for food and dignity "So, this afternoon, I went to OPRF Food Pantry. It was the first time I actually stayed and went through the entire process. Read More
12/21/10: Traffic keeps growing at OPRF food pantry Traffic keeps growing at OPRF food pantry Read More
12/14/10: Why poverty equals obesity: Good food is expensive Like many local families, food pantries today are struggling with the high price of groceries. Read More
12/01/10: VIDEO: Food Pantry Staff Has Talent! A video made by and featuring the staff of the OPRF Food Pantry Read More
10/07/10: OPRF Food Pantry featured in OakLeaves 'Client Choice' plan helps food pantry help others Read More
09/19/10: Pantry Effort at Hunger Walk Breaks All Records. Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry pulls out all stops at Greater Chicago Food Depository's 2010 Hunger Walk Read More
06/29/10: Feinstein Challenge Results Grow 45% in 2010! All donations from schools, congregations, groups and individuals totaled 21,618 items, a 45% increase from 2009! Read More
06/17/10: VIDEO: How the Hunger Walk Can Impact the Community An interview with Kathy Russell about the Hunger Walk Read More
05/04/10: Pantry directors meet with Congressman Danny K. Davis Lobbying for Children Read More
05/04/10: USDA Increased Allotments Mean Better Nutrition for Food Pantry Clients A USDA allotment increase enabled us to continue providing quality, nutritious food to everyone in need who comes to us for help Read More
04/27/10: Senator Don Harmon and AT&T recognize the Pantry’s exemplary work as an investment in Illinois. The Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry recently received a $5,000 “Investing in Illinois” award from AT&T. Read More
11/05/09: OPRF Food Pantry awarded Best Fiscal Managment Greater Chicago Food Depository announces 2009 awards Read More
11/05/09: Pantry Eyes Future Needs Client Needs Assessment and Strategic Action Planning to Guide Next 3 Years Read More
09/24/09: OPRF Food Pantry Wins Oak-Leyden President’s Award Pantry Partnership with Oak-Leyden Developmental Training Particpants is a Win-Win Read More
09/24/09: Fienstein Challenge Galvanizes Local School Kids Kids in 10 local schools collected nearly 15,000 food items for the Feinstein Challenge Read More
09/10/09: No Agency is an Island AmeriCorps Member to Serve as Client Benefits Counselor Read More
03/17/09: More than a Bag of Food: Advocating for the Hungry At the OPRF Food Pantry We're Broadening Client Support Read More
01/21/09: Cool Deal for National Day of Service Over 100 Donors and Volunteers answered President Obama's call to service bringing love and goods to the Pantry Read More
12/10/08: Food Pantry Shatters Attendance Records Local Groups Step Up to Fill the Shelves Read More
12/10/08: 400 Turkeys Fly Out Our Door OPRF Food Pantry Distributes Record Number of Holiday Turkeys Read More
10/30/08: Girl Scout Food Drive Nets 40,000 lbs! 50 troops from Vista 9 Girl Scouts in Oak Park and River Forest collected approximately 40,000 lbs of food on Oct. 18 Read More
10/06/08: Food Pantry named “Most Outstanding Agency” The GCFD has named OPRF Food Pantry its top food pantry in Cook County1 Read More
09/18/08: Hunger Walk Raises $2533 23 Walkers Stepped Out for OPRF Food Pantry at the GCFD's annual Hunger Walk Read More
07/27/08: Within Your Reach “Girls’ Night Out” donates $960 Women + wine + cheese + closets = Big profit for Food Pantry! Read More
07/27/08: 1st Pres Church “Ready, Set, Go” Kids Collect 1,023 Food Items! Church middle schoolers smash former food drive record. Read More
05/14/08: Donations to Feinstein Food Pantry Challenge up 37% Once again, generous Oak Park and River Forest families, congregations and civic clubs stepped forward to help us garner a piece of the Feinstein Challenge. Read More