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Thank you to Nourishing Neighbors Jewel Osco Foundation for supporting the Pantry! The Westchester Food Pantry recently received a $5000 grant from Nourishing Neighbors  As the charitable partner for this Jewel Osco location we are pleased to be a grant recipient for Nourishing Neighbors. We plan to use the funds to help children get nutritious …

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Last year in Proviso Township was, it’s probably no exaggeration to say, epic — primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which overturned our lives in a trillion different ways. And then George Floyd was murdered, which prompted its own global reckoning that engulfed Proviso Township. Quarantines and business closures and mask mandates collided with protests.

For some families in western Cook County, it’s a struggle everyday to to put food on the table. But the Westchester Food Pantry is helping fighting insecurity. Amanda Grant, executive director of the Westchester Food Pantry join us Sunday to talk about the issue and how inflation is contributing to the problem.