Friendship Center’s Hot Meals Build a Community United Around a Weekly Menu
Guest blog post by Deborah Cohen, volunteer and Board Member It’s 5:30 p.m., 30 minutes before opening, and the line for takeout is snaking down the block. The crowds are eager to sample the evening’s menu of chicken curry with fresh peach chutney, rice and broccoli. The purveyor of this destination is not a food…
THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE WHOLE PERSON WITH NEW ‘ALWAYS-ON’ PET FOOD PANTRY
Beginning June 1, 2026, The Friendship Center will incorporate pet food and supplies into a regular pantry visit, eliminating the standalone once-a-month pet food distribution and increasing access for all.
Much Needed Updates to The Friendship Center Spaces
Updates to The Friendship Center pantry spaces.
Five Ways To Fight Hunger
Every September, organizations fighting hunger come together to raise national awareness and encourage communities to take action to end hunger. Here are some practical ways you can take action this month. If you have children in your household, it is important to share about people facing hunger and help them build empathy for their neighbors…
How Summer Hunger is Impacting Kids
For every four kids you see at the park laughing and playing tag, one will go home to a fridge and pantry with little to no food. Help combat Summer Hunger with our $10,000 match challenge providing 16 meals for every dollar.
Welcoming New Executive Director, Nadia J. Jiménez
Welcoming new Executive Director, Nadia J. Jiménez
Utilizing The Food Pantry Increases Buying Power for Neighbors
Neighbors shopping at the best free grocery store in town – The Friendship Center, are walking away with an average of $160 worth of groceries.
Lincoln Square Animal Hospital Shares Pet Food and Supplies Donations
Lincoln Square Animal Hospital often receives pet food and supplies from their clients and distributes those donations to other organizations and individuals in the community. They became an ongoing partner with the Friendship Pet Food Pantry (FP2) in November 2023.
The Friendship Center Partners with Endeavor Health to Provide Access to Food and Vital Resources in Chicago’s Northwest Side
The Friendship Center enters the final year of a $500,000 multi-year grant to alleviate food insecurity by serving over 50,000 folks in the Northwest side of Chicago through their full-service food pantry and public benefits assistance program.
The Power of a Dollar
The Friendship Center has optimized our dollars making it possible for donated dollars to go further. Learn how we turn one dollar into almost 8 meals.
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