Monthly Archives: November 2021

“We didn’t have enough food when I was a child. And when there isn’t enough to eat, well, you justcan’t think about anything else. There’s always that pit in your stomach. The bigger problem is thatyour other problems aren’t going away, they are just getting bigger. But you’ve got to get enough foodfirst. Then you […]

We’re thrilled to announce that Elgin Fresh Market has offered up to $4,000 in donations to match those made by their customers from the beginning of November to December 25. Here’s how the program will work: When customers are paying for their groceries, they will be invited to make a donation to Food for Greater […]

The Board of Directors of Food for Greater Elgin met for their November meeting and fall retreat. Highlights of the board meeting included discussion on: Steadily increasing usage of our services to meet the food needs of people who need help. A good news-bad news financial report that celebrated our third straight month of over […]

“Pride and this darn virus add nothing to people’s lives. That’s a fact. Pride keeps people who need help from shopping at FFGE and, if you do get over the pride, there is the fear of running into that darn virus. Food for Greater Elgin addresses both these issues with healthy servings of grace and […]

I received a family text message from my sister the other day, asking who was bringing what to thefamily Thanksgiving feast. Others had weighed in: Pumpkin pie, black-bottom pie, scalloped oysters, dibs on cooking the turkey–all had their takers. Food defines holidays, especially on Thanksgiving. As much as any other holiday in the United States, […]

I started coming here during the pandemic because, well, our family income became pretty erratic.And we couldn’t pay our bills. Food for Greater Elgin has been a real blessing to us because we wereable to get such healthy food, and we were able to pay our other bills as well. People have alwaystreated me well, […]