(847) 931-9330 1553 Commerce Dr., Elgin, IL 60123

Monthly Archives: April 2021


Minneapolis: FFGE in Conversation about Social Justice

Inequality in America has re-emerged as a headline story in American life with the guilty verdict for a policeman who killed George Floyd last May 25, 2020. That death aroused rage in many parts of America because of the frequency with which people who are Black are killed by law enforcement in the United States. Elgin […]

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Putting in a Garden?

If you are planting a garden this spring, Food for Greater Elgin would appreciate any surplus foods that your harvest produces in the fall.   We surveyed our guests to see what they would like to see from local gardens, and they reported back that they would like to see anything! Everything! And when pushed to […]

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A Day in the Life…

On Friday, I took my first day off in a little over a year.  Beginning with a 5:30 a.m. email alerting us that a truck we were counting on to help deliver food to people shut-in for medical reasons would be unavailable, in rapid succession our web page crashed, our truck started leaking fluids from […]

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1553 Commerce Dr.
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 931-9330
info@ffge.org

Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Food distribution hours
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Mon. (Lunes)
5:30pm - 8:00 pm
Tues. (Martes)
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11:00am - 1:00pm
Thurs. (Jueves)
5:30pm - 8:30 pm
Fri. (Viernes) - *Seniors and Individuals with disabilities only*
11:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.