Panera Bread strives to support community programs that reflect
our core values and serve as a vehicle for outreach and support. In Chicago,
all our
monetary contributions are distributed to the Greater Chicago
Food Bank and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, is a not-for-profit food distribution center providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in our community.
The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 600 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.
In fiscal year 2002-03, the Food Depository distributed more than 42.3 million pounds of non-perishable food, fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products and fresh and frozen meat, poultry and fish, the equivalent of more than 87,100 meals every day of the year.
Tens of thousands of men, women and children each week rely on the food provided by the Food Depository.
For more information about the organization and how you can help,
visit the Greater
Chicago Food Bank website.
Northern Illinois Food Bank is the link between the national food manufacturers and local agencies (food pantries, soup kitchens, homeless shelters, etc) that serve the hungry directly.
The Food Bank acquires, gathers, handles, and distributes food to hungry people through a network of over 275 agency partners. NIFB serves Boone, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry, Will, and Winnebago Counties.
For more information about the organization and how you can help, visit the Northern Illinois Food Bank website.
