Immediate Access and Basic Needs

Food and Basic Needs

Food Pantries

Across Cook and Lake counties, food pantries operated by Catholic Charities and parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago are open and offer food to anyone in need.

Services offered:

  • No-cost food
  • Nutrition education
  • Referral services

Curbside Pantry

10 Hemlock St., Park Forest , IL 60466

Tuesdays and Thursdays

10:00am–2:00pm

Cook County

Blessed Maria Gabriella Parish

2248 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60612

4th Saturday of each month: 10am-12pm

Operated by: Blessed Maria Gabriella Parish

Blessed Sacrament

3745 South Paulina, Chicago, IL 60609

1st and 3rd Monday every month: 11:30am-2pm

Operated by: Blessed Sacrament Parish

Calumet City Resources Inc.

768 Lincoln Ave, Calumet City, IL 60409

Mon/Tue: 9:30-11:30am

Operated by: St Andrew The Apostle Catholic Church (Jesus Shepherd Of Souls Parish)

Casa Catalina

Chicago (773) 376-9425
4537 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60609

Tue: 9:30-11:30am; 1-3pm
Wed: 1-5:30pm
Thu: 9:30-11:30am; 1-3pm

Operated by: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Epiphany

2524 South Keeler Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623

3rd Tuesday of each month: 10am-12pm

Operated by: Epiphany Roman Catholic Church

Faith Feeds

1585 N Rand Rd, Palatine, IL 60074

Thu: 4-6pm
Sat: 9am-12pm

Operated by: St. Thomas of Villanova Parish, St Teresa, Holy Family Parish

Immaculate Conception

2745 West 44th Street, Chicago, IL 60632

Fri: 4-6pm
Sat: 10am-12pm

Operated by: Immaculate Conception and Five Holy Martyrs Parish

Incarnation Church

2339 York St, Blue Island, IL 60406

Fri: 9:15-11am

Operated by: St. Mary Magdalene Parish

Messiah & St. Bartholomew

8255 S Dante Ave, Chicago, IL 60619

Fri: 8-10am

Operated by: St. Bartholomew

Mission of Our Lady of the Angels

3814 West Iowa Street, Chicago, IL 60651

Tue: 8-10am

Operated by: Mission of Our Lady of the Angels

Our Lady of Fatima

2751 West 38th Place, Chicago, IL 60632

Sat: 10am-12pm

Operated by: Our Lady of Fatima Shrine of St. Anne

Our Lady of Tepeyac 

3047 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60623

Sat: 9-11am

Operated by: Our Lady of Tepeyac Parish

Queen of All Nations at St. Domitilla

4940 Washington St, Hillside, IL 60162

1st Saturday of each month: 10am-12pm

Operated by: Queen of All Nations Parish

St. Agatha

3147 W Douglas Blvd, Chicago, IL 60623

Tue: 9-11am

Operated by: St. Agatha

St. Aloysius

2300 W. Lemoyne St, Chicago, IL 60622

Tue: 9am-12pm

Operated by: St. Aloysius

St. Basil/Visitation

843 West Garfield (West doors), Chicago, IL 60621

Mon/Wed: 8-11am

Operated by: St. Basil/Visitation Parish

St. Bernadine

7246 W. Harrison St, Forest Park, IL 60130

Sat: 9-11am

Operated by: St. Bernadine

St. Christopher

14641 Keeler Ave, Midlothian, IL 60445

Mon/Thu: 10am-12pm

Operated by: St. Christopher

St. Cletus Food Pantry

600 W. 55th St., La Grange, IL 60525

Thu: 4-8pm

Operated by: St. Cletus

St. Edna

2525 N Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Sat: 9-11:45am

Operated by: St. Edna Parish

St. Emily

411 N Wheeling Rd, Prospect Heights, IL 60070

1st + 3rd Saturday of each month: 10am-12pm

Operated by: St. Alphonsus Liguori Church

St. Fabian

8300 Thomas Ave, Bridgeview, IL 60455

4th Monday of each month: 10-11am

Operated by: St. Fabian

St. Francis Xavier Food Pantry

124 N Spring Avenue, La Grange, IL 60525

Tue: 10-11:30am

Operated by: Saint Francis Xavier Parish

St. Gall

5511 S. Sawyer, Chicago, IL 60629

Mon: 4-6pm
Wed: 11am-1pm

Operated by: St. Gall

St. James

2907 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60616

Tue/Wed/Thu: 9-11am

Operated by: St. James Catholic Church

St. Marcelline

820 S. Springinsguth Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60193

Thu: 1-5pm

Operated by: St. Marcelline

St. Martin De Porres

5112 W Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60644

Wed/Thu: 10am-12pm

Operated by: St. Simon of Cyrene Parish

St. Moses the Black Parish

331 E. 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60619

Tue: 5:30pm-7pm
Wed: 10am-12pm

Operated by: St. Moses the Black Parish

 St. Philip Neri / Our Lady of Peace Food Pantry

2132 E 72nd St, Chicago, IL 60649

Tue: 10am-12pm

Operated by: St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Church

St. Pius V Parish

1919 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608

Tue: 2-4pm

Operated by: St. Pius V Parish

St. Sabina

1120 W. 79th St., Chicago, IL 60620

Monday-Friday: 9am-3pm

Operated by: St. Sabina Social Service Center

St. Stanislaus Kostka

1351 W Evergreen Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu: 11:30am-12:30pm

Operated by: St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish

St. Sylvester Parish

2915 W Palmer St, Chicago, IL 60647

Wed: 9am-12pm

Operated by: Jesus, Bread of Life Parish

St. Teresa of Avila Parish

1950 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago, IL 60614

Sat: 9:30-11:30am

Operated by: St. Teresa of Avila Parish

St. Vincent de Paul Society

13145 S. Houston Ave, Chicago, IL 60633

Mon: 9-11am

Operated by: Christ Our Light Catholic Church/ St. Florian

Summit Community Center

7437 W. Archer Ave., Summit, IL 60501

Monday: 9:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:30pm

Tuesday and Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: 9:00-11:30am and 1:00-6:00pm

Friday: 9:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:30pm

Saturday: 9:00-11:30am

Operated by: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Lake County

Bernardin Center Food Pantry

Main Line (847) 782-4100
671 S. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085

Mon/Tues, Thu/Fri: 9am-12pm; 1pm-3pm

Wed: 11am-12pm; 1pm-3pm

Catholic Charities Schreiber Center Round Lake Home Delivered Meals

Main Line (847) 546-5733
101 N. Cedar Lake Rd., Round Lake, IL 60073

Tues/Wed: 10am- 12pm; 2pm-4pm

Thu: 10am-12pm; 2pm-6pm

For information on Senior Home Delivered Meals throughout Lake County, call the number below:

(847) 546-5733

St. Francis de Sales

11 S. Buesching Rd, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Thu: 4-6:30pm

Operated by: St. Francis de Sales

St. Maria del Popolo

116 N. Lake St, Mundelein, IL 60060

Tue/Sat: 10:30am-12pm
Thu: 5-6pm

Operated by: St. Maria del Popolo