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    Greater Chicago Food Depository

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    Jacqueline B.

    I have been an occasional donor here, but when the pandemic hit, and my church no longer offered the community Pancake Breakfast, so I thought I'd do volunteer work to 'compensate'. I have no experience with them as relating to food pantries, as I am still lucky enough to be working. (I feel for you 'CT S'.) Good idea! It's such a welcoming spot, lots of good energy, and 2 hour shifts of HARD work! But they are patient and can adjust to your abilities. Most of the signups are Repacks, where you break down donations into smaller loads. Masks are required on your end, and they have plenty of hand sanitizer, soap/water, and gloves. The social distancing is tricky depending on what you do, but they encourage you to request distance when possible. Shifts are open in the mornings and afternoons, but not on Sunday or Monday. Please check the website for availability, and a login is required to sign up. I suppose to keep track of who/what/when/where is around. Also in case you are volunteering for required community service, or a student needing hours, etc. They do have age limits and dress codes (no sandals, shorts or tank tops)so please check before you go. They provide safe clothing if you arrive without proper gear. Please consider signing up as the need for pantries has increased by at least 400% in the last few months!

    Denyce M.

    Ended up being here as part of a Yelp event . The staff was very helpful and organized. They made a pretty labor intensive project fun and it was informative. The facility is very clean and coming from a pharmaceutical background, I appreciated the fact that they required everyone to wash their hands and gown up before handling the food and making the mesh bags to place the food product into. I loved the red hair net and want those for my job :-)

    Daniel Y.

    The Greater Chicago Food Depository makes it easy to volunteer your time for a good cause. You have to sign up online before coming here, but once you get here, it's straightforward. Just sign in, wait in the waiting room, and someone will say their introductions, brief you on what you'll be doing, and then it's off to your activity. For my group, we had to repack sweet potatoes. We broke up into a few different groups to divvy up the tasks. It was about two and a half hours of work on a Wednesday evening, and it was very clear what needed to be done. So glad that they have a parking lot, and the facilities are clean. The staff was helpful, nice, and got us new volunteers as well as some returning ones firing on all cylinders. Glad to see that there's an organization like this serving Cook County. Hope more Yelpers give back by volunteering their time to a place that carries out work like this for those less fortunate.

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    Cameron C.

    I work at the Greater Chicago Food Depository.....We supply food to all non profit agencies in cook county that share our mission to end hunger.

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    This is a wonderful organization! They make it easy to volunteer, and they help so many people!

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    Great place to volunteer! I have done it several times. Hard work but good for the soul! Just do it!

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    GCFD is a great organization, providing food to the hungry and skills training to break the cycle of poverty.

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    Great pantry. Very friendly. I only had one experience where one of the people was rude to me. I…read moretook one of the shopping carts to my car in front of the building to load my car. They let me do so and asked me to bring the cart back. When I did I didn't know where exactly to put it so I left in in the building near the front inside the hallway. So one day I called with a question and the person who answered the phone snapped at me and snapped at me calling me the lady who stole the cart. I tried telling her about me putting it in the building and she told me it was all my fault and now they are short 1 cart. Furthermore she told me not to return again. Offensive and ignorant person. Shouldn't even be working there. If she was working at a regular business she would be fired in a heartbeat.

    From the owner: Food Pantry in NW Chicago, specializing in the provision of humanitarian services to the less…read moreprivileged in families in Chicago Illinois. Our mission is to raise funds for the poor. Our customers are largely families classified as the working poor, people who although they are working, their income is insufficient to adequately provide for housing, transportation, medical needs and proper nutrition. We strive to build a better future for them. Our charity organizations: The pantry is a licensed and fully vetted company by law, with a proven track record of meeting the needs of thousands of people across Chicago Illinois. We are changing the lives of poor families with less effort. In order to continue delivering more effective selfless, and life-changing services, we look forward to partnering with you.

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