How You Can Help
You can make a difference
The Irving Park Community Food Pantry relies on weekly volunteers to serve our clients. Some areas of need are: interviewing clients, translating, filling bags of food, unloading and sorting food deliveries, helping clients shop, driving for homebound deliveries, helping with special events and fundraising, managing special holiday distributions, grant writing and administrative office duties. We also award court-ordered community service hours as well as service hours for students. If you are interested, please click the volunteer button below or email volunteer@irvingparkfoodpantry.org
DONATE
Food Donation: We accept nonperishable food donations whose expiration date has not passed. These can be put into our gray dropbox by the front door if small. Take larger donations to one of our dropoff locations or email info@irvingparkfoodpantry.org to make arrangements for a delivery.
Non-food Donations: We are always looking for donations of toiletries (especially shampoo, deodorant, body wash, toothbrushes & toothpaste and razors & shaving cream). Contact-free donations can be made via our Amazon registry. Please send donations to the address indicated, not directly to the Pantry.
We also are frequently in need of donations of pet food, especially dry cat food. Contact-free donations can be made via our Amazon registry or at Chewy.com. Please send donations to the address indicated, not directly to the Pantry.
For other locally purchased non-food donations, please contact info@irvingparkfoodpantry.org to arrange a delivery.
Please note: We cannot accept clothing, shoes, used toys, partially used toiletries, opened packages or any household items.
Donations can be dropped off at the Big Helpers store at 4184 N. Elston Ave. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or the front porch at 3912 N. Kenneth Ave. any time. Drop offs for large donations, including food drives, should be arranged in advance by emailing info@irvingparkfoodpantry.org.
Monetary Donations & Gift Cards: The Irving Park Community Food Pantry depends on the generosity of others to meet the growing needs of hunger in our community. Monetary donations are always welcome. The Donate Now button at the top of this page will take you to our Pay Pal link where you can easily and safely make a one-time or recurring donation. We can purchase food and produce at a discount, and your dollars will be stretched a long way.
CLICK HERE to make a secure, online donation via PayPal. To make a monetary donation by mail, make check payable to Irving Park Community Food Pantry and send to: Irving Park Community Food Pantry, 4256 N. Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618.
We also accept gift cards for grocery retailers, warehouse clubs, office supply stores and big box retailers. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law. We are a not-for-profit 501(c3) organization.
