'Our motto, that we've had since the beginning, is making hunger history,' said Glen Ellyn Food Pantry executive director Laura Glaza.
As food pantries in DuPage County continue to struggle to keep up with demand, one provider has said they can now serve a lot more people thanks to a big move to a new home.leaders to work on their mission than an historic 100-year-old building: a former parsonage – residence for church staff – renovated by capital campaign funds to create 6,000 square feet of food pantry storage and grocery aisles.
Even though Glen Ellyn is in their name, the food pantry will help anyone who works, lives, or goes to school in DuPage County. Glaza said the need for that is often a lot bigger than local residents might realize. Numbers in every category are up; pantry leaders said they gave out 200,000 pounds of fresh produce in 2022, and are on track to distribute 300,000 this year, with the space to grow even further.
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