At its June meeting, the Board of Directors of Food for Greater Elgin voted to affirm and restate our basic values:
The mission of Food for Greater Elgin is to reverse the food insecurity that plagues so many people’s lives. Foundationally, the issue is the inability to provide food for your family, either from a short term problem or ongoing poverty.
But poverty, at least, is not color-blind. Many people of non-white races find themselves denied opportunities and the benefits of our society because they are not white. Therefore, Food for Greater Elgin recognizes and affirms that we respect and exist to serve all who need our assistance.
People who are poor matter; Black and Latinx lives matter, people who are faced with a critical short term financial crisis matter. We exist to provide food and hope to people in need, regardless of race, color, national origin, documentation status, gender identity, age, disabilities, religious or ethnic background, and pledge ourselves to respond to their lives with all of the resources that we can bring to bear.