Visit to the Common Pantry

On Tuesday, one group of students visited the Common Pantry, Chicago's oldest continually-operating food pantry.  The Common Pantry (3744 N. Damen) has been providing individuals and families in need with food and personal care items since 1967.  Though the number of homeless clients that are served by the Common Pantry is small, the students learned about people in the neighborhood of St. Ben's who struggle with food security - meaning that all members in a household have consistent access to enough food for healthy, active lives.  The students toured the small facility where clients can "shop" using points for food and personal care items and learned more about what food security means and how they can help people who live right here in our neighborhood.
For more information about the Common Pantry, visit www.commonpantry.org.