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Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries in Rockford IL

Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Food Pantry
Rockford, IL 61104
815.963.4815
Details: Hours of operation: Every Monday: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Every Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Numbers are handed out at 9:30 a.m., no earlier. Closed on Holidays. Identification is needed for everyone such as ID, driver's license, medical card, mail with name and address, etc. And, if possible, identification for children. Bathroom facilities available after the food pantry opens. The Food Pantry was started in 1977 and is located on Emmanuel's first floor in the Sunday School wing. It is open two mornings each week, and serves over 1,000 families in the Rockford area with emergency provisions each month. The need began to increase dramatically in recent years, so two years ago Emmanuel began hosting a special pantry offering at the worship service on the second Sunday of the month. This offering is in addition to our regular monetary offerings each Sunday. Parishioners pick slips of paper out of an offering tray, and we call this a reverse offering. The slips of paper have different foods and household goods typed on them. Each parishioner may take as many as he or she wishes. The chosen items are then brought back to the church on the third Sunday and placed in grocery carts that are stationed in the narthex. After all of the food and other items are collected, the (hopefully) brimming carts are brought—along with the monetary offerings—to the altar rail where they are blessed by the pastor.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Soup Kitchen
Rockford, IL 61104
815.963.4815
Details: Hours of operation: Saturday: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Sunday: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Except holidays. We serve lunch to all who are hungry in the Rockford area. The Soup Kitchen is located on the first floor of the Mission House. Two to three noon meals per week are served there feeding 1,200 to 1,500 people each month. Twenty different churches and organizations are involved in serving meals there. Each church or organization that serves buys the food and prepares the meal out of their own budgets. Emmanuel hosts and manages the monthly schedule of volunteers. All neighborhood groups are invited to join Emmanuel in cooking for and serving to our neighbors in need.
God's Glory Food Pantry
Rockford, IL 61108
815.580.8184
Details: God's Glory Food Pantry is a private non-government funded food pantry. The food available from our pantry is purchased or donated by the members of Total Faith Community Church and Cornerstone Community Church. Occasionally we get special donations from outside sources as well. Most of the food available at the pantry is purchased from the Northern Illinois Food Bank. The churches started the work at the pantry as a way to show God's love for the people in our surrounding community. Currently serving households in ZIP codes 61108, 61109 and 61016. We are open on the third Saturday of every month from Noon to 2PM.
Rock River Valley Pantry - Crusader Clinic Pantry
Rockford, IL 61104
815.965.2466
Details: Rock River Valley Pantry fights hunger in the community by providing nutritious food to those in urgent need.
Rock River Valley Pantry - Main Location
Rockford, IL 61102
815.965.2466
Details: Rock River Valley Pantry fights hunger in the community by providing nutritious food to those in urgent need.
Rockford Rescue Mission
Rockford, IL 61102
815.965.5332
Details: For the homeless, survival is day to day, which often means searching for the next meal. At the Mission, a hot, nutritious breakfast, lunch and dinner are offered free of charge every day of the year for any hungry man, woman or child in the community. The Mission serves approximately 427 meals a day. Breakfast is served at 7 a.m., lunch at noon, and dinner at 6 p.m. following the 5:30 p.m. chapel service in the Great Room. Guests enter through the food service doors on the Northeast corner of the Mission (off Rockton Avenue). Special holiday banquets are also provided at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
St. Elizabeth Catholic Community Center - Soup Kitchen/Food Pantry
Rockford, IL 61102
815.965.6993
Details: Soup Kitchen: We serve hot and nutritious meals to those in need. Meals are prepared and served by parishioners from the area churches and volunteers from our community. The soup kitchen operates from September thru May, yearly. Hours of Operation: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 11 am - 12:30 pm. Food Pantry: Our pantry provides a 2 - 3 day supply of food. Clients may visit our pantry once a month. We are partners with Northern Illinois Food Bank as well as many local parishes. Our pantry is staffed by parish and community volunteers. Hours of Operation: Monday thru Thursday 1 pm - 2:30 pm, Fridays 9:30 am - 10:30 am