Common Pantry, Chicago’s oldest continuous food pantry, has opened its first standalone location in the organization’s 56-year history.
accessibility concerns began to arise in 2018, with guests carrying large loads of groceries downstairsThe organization partnered with the Illinois Facilities Fund, which gives grants to nonprofits, to finance the $2.6 million project. State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, and state Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, helped secure $1.5 million in state grants.
“We wanted to make a new place that was dignified and welcoming, filled with natural light, temperature controlled, and a mirror image of the way we want our guests to feel when they come to see us — welcomed and respected,” O’Conor said. The bigger location comes at a time when Common Pantry is experiencing record demand. The poverty rate nationwide in 2022 jumped to 12.4%, up from 7.8% the previous year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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