Hunger Summit
Kane County held a Hunger Summit on September 24, where representatives from the Kane County Board and area food pantries met at Northern Illinois Food Bank to discuss the critical issues of hunger in Kane County. Presenters included Julie Yurko of Northern Illinois Food Bank, who spoke about the great increase in the numbers of […]
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CROP Hunger Walk: October 16
On October 16, Elgin will hold its annual CROP Hunger Walk, a two-mile hike throughdowntown Elgin that raises money for anti-poverty work in Elgin and around theworld. CROP walks is one of the original individual fundraising events, where walkersraise money by asking for the support of their family and friends and then goingon the CROP […]
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Silver Linings to Chip 2022’s Stormy Weather
The story of this year’s CHIP in for hunger was one of bests and worst. The Best: We sold out of golf slots and had to close off registration a week before the event–the first time we’ve had to do that in the five years we have held this event! The Worst: On the day […]
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Hunger Action Month
September is Hunger Action Month, proclaimed by Feeding America, the national network ofmore than 200 food banks. They supply food to pantries and feeding programs, providing food tomore than 46 million Americans. It’s a big organization: the second largest charity in the UnitedStates. But its beginnings were much more humble. John van Hengel was a […]
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