Lincoln/Logan County Food Pantry:
Twenty-five years of serving the community
 

[June 29, 2018]   LINCOLN - Lincoln Logan food pantry celebrates 25 years of serving. Assisting those in Logan County by furnishing nutrition and hygiene items to qualified residents.

The food pantry opened in June 1993, a coalition of 15 + churches and small pantries joined together to offer one larger food pantry. During the first year of operation, June 1993 - June 1994, the food pantry furnished food assistance to 1,884 families/households. An average of 157 families each month.

25 years later: for year ending 2017 the pantry served 5,910 families/households, 20,890 individuals, and 7,508 children. An average of 493 families each month.

The food pantry goal is to provide once each month a modest quantity of food to qualified needy families of Logan County. Similar to a small grocery store, a family goes about the pantry with a grocery cart and, depending on family size, they select items they want off the shelves at no cost to them.

Hours of operation:
Tuesday: 9 to 11 a.m.
Thursday: 2 to 4 p.m.
2nd Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. (Seniors and disabled person's)

Location:
125 North Logan Street Lincoln Illinois

Mailing: P.O. Box 773, Lincoln IL 62656

Phone: [phone]

Co-managers: Norm Newhouse and Rick Releford

The food pantry is part of a network of organizations dedicated to serving people who need assistance:

• Central Illinois Food Bank

• US Department of Agriculture,

• Feeding America to include Logan County retailers and Grocers

  • IGA,

  • Kroger,

  • Aldi,

  • Walmart

  • and Sysco

Community support to the food pantry is very important.  You can support the Logan County Food Pantry in the following ways:

• Donate non-perishable food items (before “best buy date” printed on item)

• Financial Contributions (Food Bank average cost is 20 cents per pound)

• Volunteering your time and energy

The pantry has no paid staff - all are volunteers. They welcome the community to help maintain stocked shelves, sort food items, unload trucks and assist pantry customers during open hours.

The food pantry is incorporated as a not for profit business with a board of directors that jointly oversee pantry activities. Donations made to the pantry are tax deductible.

Thank you for the support to continue serving people of Logan County these past 25 years! This commitment is the essence of serving nutritional and hygiene items to the qualified families of Logan County.

[Rick Releford]