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05/06/13: Exelon Honors Oak Park Resident for Outstanding Volunteer Service with Food Pantry Energy company awards $10,000 grant to honor Audrey Todd's volunteer work Read More


04/17/13: Job Opening:  Bookkeeper/Admin Assistant Now accepting applications for part-time experienced bookkeeper Read More


11/09/12: Pantry Pulse Fall 2012 Pantry Pulse Fall 2012 is available online Read More


05/09/12: You Did it!  Thanks for Helping Us Reach Our Goal:  $100,742 Feinstein Challenge Met Read More


03/19/12: Pantry Pulse Spring 2012 Newsletter Spring newsletter is online today! Read More


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


03/03/11: 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