Monthly Archives: March 2020

Beginning March 27, Food For Greater Elgin will begin a Seniors Only food distribution on Friday afternoons from noon to 2 p.m.  Guests over the age of 60 are welcome to visit our facility at 1553 Commerce Dr. in Elgin. A photo ID and recent bill that documents current address will be needed to receive […]

Food For Greater Elgin needs your help to respond to an expected 20% increase in the number of families seeking food assistance.  Times of crisis help us remember who we are. Last Wednesday, President Trump’s speech shifted the paradigm as to the nature of the effect of the coronavirus on this country, and on Thursday, […]

As you are no doubt aware, the spread of the Coronavirus is an emerging issue around the world.  The Center for Disease Control warns us that it is not a matter of whether it will reach us, but when.  There are two immediate consequences for our work: It is not here yet. This is, however, […]

My first impression upon arriving at Food For Greater Elgin in January as both a ‘mystery guest’ and then interim executive director, was in how well our various systems operated. Granted, there is nothing that can’t be done a little better, and a lot of the ways we do things depend crucially on the people […]