Pop-Up Pantry To Feed Hundreds Saturday In Montgomery

AURORA, IL — The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is set to provide food boxes for hundreds of local residents Saturday morning in Montgomery.

The organization is hosting is fourth drive-thru “Kids Pop-Up” pantry from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Austin Park, 1345 S. Broadway in Montgomery.

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The first 200 people will receive boxes including granola bars, fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, pasta sauce, eggs, ground beef, cereal, applesauce, apple juice and boxed dinners, according to a news release.

Blessings in a Backpack recently partnered with the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, Calvary Church of Naperville and the Fox Valley Park District to help support the pop-up events. Blessings in a Backpack provides food on weekends for children across the country who might otherwise go hungry.

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Becky Dunnigan, community outreach and program coordinator for the pantry, said she was “literally overjoyed” when Blessings in a Backpack asked to join the partnership, as the organization can provide extensive resources to help young children in the region.

Demand for the food pantry’s services is currently about twice as high as it was before the coronavirus pandemic started, Dunnigan said. For parts of the past year, that demand was four times higher than it used to be, she said.

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The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is always seeking volunteers to help support its mission. Residents can volunteer in a variety of ways, from helping pack hundreds of Easter baskets to loading cars at pop-up events, Dunnigan said.

The organization recently launched a "Pantry To-Go" program that delivers food boxes to residents who are unable to leave their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers make no-contact deliveries every Monday.

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Contact the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at 630-897-2127 or visit aurorafoodpantry.org for more information.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimated that in 2020, more than 50 million Americans would not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.

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