Food Pantry

The Path 211 program is designed to connect families and individuals to critical services in the communities it serves.

The hunger sale has been held since 1975.

The canned soup distribution is Saturday, April 1st.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Saluki Food Pantry helps meet students’ needs and Legence Bank donated $5,000 to help the pantry accomplish its mission.

Food banks are preparing for an increased demand as benefits from the SNAP food aid program return to pre-pandemic levels.

John A Logan College opened a food locker this semester to provide on the go snacks and meals to students. The former office in the student services wing is stocked with ready to eat and microwaveable items including drinks and utensils.

The fresh produce hub supplies food to local food pantries.

Arrowleaf opened a new client choice food pantry in Cairo the first week of January.

The Arrowleaf Cairo Food Pantry is located at 1401 Washington Avenue in Cairo.

On this edition of InFocus, we hear from the Directors of three southern Illinois food pantries about how the rising cost of food, and gasoline, is impacting their operations.