McHenry County Food Pantries Need Help: Officials

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL—The deteriorating economy due to the new coronavirus is putting many McHenry residents out of work, according to the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency. Unfortunately, their need for food does not decrease. MCEMA officials say many people are turning to local food pantries for the first time.

However, many food pantries are faced with a major problem. Agency officials say donations to food pantries have decreased dramatically.

"Cash donations are also down while limitation on bulk buying by pantries has reduced the buying power of each donated dollar," emergency officials said in a recent social media post.

Emergency officials are currently asking for community donations. Below are a list of food panties in need of food and cash donations, according to the agency:

"The food pantries on this listed must have food and/or cash donations to maintain a steady flow of food to those in need. Please consider giving to help your neighbors," emergency officials posted recently on Facebook.

According to the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency, most of the food pantries are members of the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Cash donations can be made at his link.