Chicago / Illinois / United States
Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago s food bank, is a nonprofit food distribution and training center providing food for poor people. It distributes donated and purchased food through a network of more than 550 food pantries, soup kitchens, and offers shelters to nearly 50,000 adults and children every year. The organization distributes nonperishable food and fresh produce, dairy products and meat. Its more than 265,000-square-foot facility has the capacity to store over 10 million pounds of food. The organization offers various programs, such as the Agency Mart, Pantry University and Chicago s Community Kitchens that includes a cook-chill system to enhance meal preparation efficiency. It provides various educational opportunities, job training and nutritional programs to men, women and children. Greater Chicago Food Depository was founded in 1978 and is located in Chicago.
