Free Grocery Distribution in Elgin at ECC on Sat. Nov. 4th, 9-11 am

Northern Illinois Food Bank will be hosting a free grocery distribution mobile popup at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123 on Saturday November 4th from 9-11 am. Volunteers will distribute free groceries to the first 1,000 households rain or shine - everyone is welcome.

Groceries will be distributed to neighbors in a drive thru model. First come, first served until supplies last. Food is loaded into cars by local volunteers. No ID, proof of income or registration required.

Last year, Northern Illinois Food Bank distributed 10.8 million meals to neighbors in Kane County and served an average of 66K neighbors each month. Inflation, rising food costs and the ending of the emergency government benefits are driving more families, seniors, and individuals to seek assistance from the Northern Illinois Food Bank pantries and programs. To help neighbors in Kane County, Northern Illinois Food Bank will be hosting a free grocery distribution at ECC.

Event Details:

Where: Elgin Community College (ECC), 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin, IL 60123

Date/Time: Saturday, November 4, 2023, 9am-11am, Rain or Shine, 1st come 1st served – neighbors welcome to arrive early.

What is a PopUp mobile market? A popup mobile market is when 1-2 semi-truckloads of food arrives on location in a community for short period of time and distributed to neighbors. Local volunteers unload and distribute food to neighbors in a drive thru model. Mobile markets typically last 2 hours and provide individuals with common grocery items such as breads, cereals, dairy and fresh produce. Items will vary depending on availability.

In Fiscal Year 2023 ( July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) Northern Illinois Food Bank — through our network of more than 900 food pantries, soup kitchens and feeding programs — provided 82.3 million meals across our 13-county service area.

For more information about ways to donate, get groceries and volunteer, visit SolveHungerToday.org.