The Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry is open: Mondays 9:00-7:00, Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00-4:00, and Fridays 9:00-12:00. Food is distributed, and donations are gratefully accepted during business hours. We also have collection boxes in the vestibule at Fareway, NOSH, and Inspire Continuing Care for donations. The Clothing room is closed on Fridays. The Food Pantry will be closed on Good Friday, April 18, and Memorial Day, May 26.
Because of the community’s generous support, the Food Pantry provided food assistance to 337 households in January. Thanks to the many donors who make this possible!
Do you want to achieve significant changes in life and receive help and support setting and reaching your goals? Then the Five Loaves program at Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry is for you! Call 309-944-3165 or visit geneseofoodpantry.org for more information
Freedom House gave a presentation on safety planning at the Food Pantry on February 28. We are grateful for our partnership with Freedom House, which provides compassionate, confidential, and free services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
A dietitian from Hammond-Henry Hospital taught a free healthy cooking class on March 11 in the Matthew 25 Center at the Food Pantry. Guests were provided with recipes for lower cost healthy dishes, a cooking demonstration, and free samples of healthy food. The dietitian will be back to teach another healthy cooking class on April 8, at 1:00, and the public is invited.
The Food Pantry partners with local nurses to provide two Foot Care Clinics to the public each month. Nurses soak feet, trim and file toenails, help with ingrown toenails, and give a light foot massage with lotion. Please call 309-944-3165 or email geneseopantry1@gmail.com to make an appointment. The cost is $37 but Food Pantry guests are given a voucher.
The Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry has an Amazon gift list for personal care items, and another for school supplies. You can order items to donate and have them shipped for free directly to the Food Pantry. You can find a link at our website, geneseofoodpantry.org
The Food Pantry accepts any size of clothing, accessories, kitchenware, decorations, books, games, toys, movies, and other household items. If donors have large items such as furniture or appliances they want to donate, we post the name of the item on the white board, and if someone is interested in the item, we give them the phone number of the donor to arrange pickup.
The Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry volunteer of the month, Karen Lester, has been volunteering at the Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry for four months. She sorts clothing and household item donations and assists guests in the clothing room. Karen has a cat and likes crocheting, painting, and reading. She said the best thing about volunteering at the Food Pantry is giving back to the community. Karen really enjoys seeing the kids’ faces when they pick out toys at the Food Pantry. Thank you for all your help, Karen!
The Food Pantry has a computer for guests to use to sign up for aid, housing, search for jobs and complete job applications. If you need to use the computer for any of these reasons, ask at the front desk.
Food needs: Spaghetti sauce, baked beans, cereal, crackers, juice, canned peas and canned pineapple.
Non-food needs: Toilet paper, paper towels, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste and cleaning supplies.
The clothing room is especially in need of: Men’s clothing (XL and up), men’s underwear and socks, children’s clothing (all sizes), boy’s and girl’s underwear and bath towels.
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