The Greater Chicago Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 650 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. It helps more than 600,000 adults and children in Cook County every year.
Last year alone, it provided 135,000 meals every day.
Contact info: Greater Chicago Food Depository, 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 60632; phone: 773-247-3663.