Rep. Manley emphasizes local food assistance resources, donations - The Herald-News

With the vacation play rapidly approaching, authorities Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is highlighting nutrient assistance offered by the Northern Illinois Food Bank, arsenic good arsenic opportunities to donate to neighbors successful need.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank partners with much than 900 nutrient pantries, crockery kitchens, shelters and younker and elder feeding programs to supply nutritious nutrient and resources to 13 counties successful bluish Illinois. The nutrient slope besides offers online market ordering done My Pantry Express, allowing neighbors successful request to prime up groceries done drive-thru and pop-up locations.

Before the pandemic, 80% of the nutrient distributed by the Northern Illinois Food Bank was donated. Now, lone 63% is donated, raising costs for the nutrient bank, according to a quality release.

To person nutrient assistance done the My Pantry Express program, sojourn https://www.mypantryexpress.org. For accusation astir the Northern Illinois Food Bank, including ways to donate and unpaid opportunities, sojourn https://solvehungertoday.org.