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Beyond Hunger
MISSION STATEMENT:
Harnessing the power of communities to end hunger.
Notes:
The Beyond Hunger food pantry provides healthy and nutritious groceries to individuals residing in the following zip codes: 60130, 60131, 60141, 60171, 60176, 60301, 60302, 60304, 60305, 60402, 60644, 60651, 60707.
Our Benefits Services team can connect individuals to federal benefits such as SNAP, TEFAP, and State ID Assistance.
ORGANIZATION DETAILS
Address: 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60301 United States
Website: www.gobeyondhunger.org
Phones:
- 708-386 -1324
TYPE: Client Choice Food Pantry
Area Served:
- Suburban / Peri-urban
- Urban
Population Served:
- Children
- Disabled
- Families
- Formerly Incarcerated
- Homeless
- Immigrants
- LGBT
- Men
- People of color
- Pregnant Women
- Seniors
- Unemployed
- Women
- Low-income
- Youth
- Veteran
- Refugees
- Infant
- Health Conditions (Cancer/HIV)
Areas of Interest:
- Best practices and model programs
- Capacity Building
- Dismantling Racism
- Environmental / Climate Justice
- Food Security
- Funding Resources
- Networking with other organizations
- Research / information about food security and anti-hunger
Healthy Foods:
- Distributes fresh fruits and vegetables
- Sources fresh food from local/regional farms
- Hosts CSAs, farmers markets or provides voucher program for produce
- Coordinates gleaning/rescuing of fresh fruits & vegetables
- Nutrition education, cooking or shopping classes
- Growing food or garden education
- Community food hub
- Medically tailored meals or food boxes
- Nutrition Education
Food is Medicine:
- Provides medically tailored meals/ Groceries
- Partners with healthcare clinic providers
- Nutrition counseling and education
Government Programs:
- SNAP (Food Stamps)
- TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program)
Non-food services:
- Shelter/shelter referral
- Non-food emergency assistance
- Medicaid Application Assistance
- Transportation (gas voucher, public transportation assistance)
Languages:
- Spanish
Client Center:
- Client Choice Food Pantry
- Client Volunteer
- Client Board Members
Infant Care:
- Formula/Baby Food
- Diapers
- Personal Hygiene Items
