
  
1 in 12 people living in Lake County are food insecure and 13.6% of children living in Illinois are food insecure. Meaning they do not receive proper meals and nutrition.
Dine Out Meals In will help to provide children, seniors, families, veterans, individuals with more nutritional food when they visit our food pantries.
We will be able to expand other food initiatives like our Community Meals and Community garden.
Participating businesses will have their name on the www.feedlakecounty.org website.
Participating businesses will have their name on all social media promoting the event.
PSA (public service announcements) will be promoted on radio and local cable, as well as PR done for print and social media.
Largest donation from the food/beverage establishment in each of the 4 categories wins a banner to display at their restaurant.
Last year
136,841 meals were distributed through Catholic Charities Lake County emergency food pantries and food assistance programs.
122,407 Meals on Wheels were delivered to the homebound.
Over 1,000 people received a nutritious meal at our Community Suppers.