Offers to bridge the gap between abundance and hunger by collecting and redistributing surplus food to food access partners like meal sites, pantries, shelters, and youth programs

Offers to work with registered child care providers to improve the nutritional level of the children they serve via nutrition classes and home visits. The program reimburses registered providers for providing USDA approved meals and snacks, thus ensuring the nutrition children need to grow.

Offers a Food for Seniors program providing groceries to income eligible seniors in Champaign and Urbana who are in need of food. Groceries are delivered by volunteers on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month

Emergency Food Fund for Seniors in Champaign and Douglas Counties is for seniors that have been determined to be in emergent need of food by caseworkers. Caseworkers may get food to cover them until other resources are available. (For example, a senior needs food on a Friday when there are no open food pantries). Caseworker will submit a request for emergency funds to shop and deliver food to the senior to cover the weekend.

Provides access to food through emergency food aggregation, production, delivery, and distribution services.

Brings food directly to vulnerable community members through local neighborhood emergency food drop-off and distribution.

Provides access to fresh, nutritious food through five community gardens and several farm stands per month with each stand providing produce vouchers to increase client buying power.

Provides participants with a referral to a monthly nutrition food package program to assist them in obtaining an adequate diet and to help stretch available food dollars. Foods available: canned meats; juices; vegetables and fruits; cold and hot cereals; peanut butter, rice, macaroni, spaghetti, UHT and non fat dry milk, and cheese.

Delivery available for the homebound.

Distributes more than 23 million meals annually throughout a 23-county service area in eastern Iowa and western Illinois through a network of over 300 partners in food pantries, schools, senior residences, and community action organizations. Partner pantries are located in all counties of the service area. Call and speak to the receptionist to find a pantry nearby, or use the map tool online.

Food pantry home delivery program in that brings food and essential supplies to individuals and families in need.

To sign up for free deliveries, client must live within the delivery area of a United Way food pantry partner and work with them directly to set up free delivery. Current partners are:

-- Casa DeVida Church and Food Pantry - McHenry

-- First Church Food Pantry - The Chapel McHenry

-- FISH Food Pantry - McHenry

-- Holy Apostles - McHenry

-- McHenry Middle School via Kids in Need (signed-up students only)

-- St. Ann's Church and Food Pantry - Wonder Lake

-- Woodstock Food Pantry - Woodstock

Provides a holistic approach to medical problems and aim to address unmet social needs of patients.

Services may include, friendly calling, home visits, shopping/errand assistance, grocery delivery and assistance ordering (requires credit card, does not accept food stamps), smart Meals program, SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program) counseling, social and educational events, and excercise classes for seniors.

Online food pantry, where individuals place an online grocery order for pick up at specific locations.

Delivery may be available in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will, and Winnebago Counties.