350 Families Assisted At Worth Township Emergency Food Drop

ALSIP, IL — Worth Township officials and volunteers distributed boxes of produce, dairy and non-perishable food to 350 families during an emergency food distribution on Thursday afternoon.

The Economic Development Strategies Corp. backed its mobile food truck behind the township hall at 116th Street and Pulaski Road. A long line cars streamed into the parking lot as volunteers loaded boxes of food into families’ vehicles.

The Chicago-based EDSC has partnered with companies and community organizations to distribute prepackaged fresh produce and non-perishable goods to hundreds of families in the Chicago area through its mobile emergency free food distribution program, Food For Hope.

“Thank you to Worth Township Supervisor Eamon McMahon, Worth Township Clerk Katie Elwood, Worth Township trustees, and all township employees, Worth Township Democratic Committeeman Patricia Joan Murphy and all that volunteered, Economic Strategies Development Corporation, and the Chicago Regional Council Carpenter’s for assisting with the Emergency Food Distribution today,” Township Tr. Kelly Sexton Kelly said in a text to Patch. “We were able to assist close to 350 families today! Thank you all for your hard work!! Working together making a difference.”

The township is planning another emergency food distribution event in October.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 54 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.

Food for Hope truck pulls into the Worth Twp. parking lot for an emergency food drop.