Saint Athanasios’ main food pantry donations currently go to Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry and Food 4 Students Program.

AURORA AREA INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY

Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry was founded in 1981. The collaboration of people of all faiths and a desire to serve those in the city of Aurora and beyond led to the forming of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. For decades, the Pantry operated from offices shared with Hesed House, a local homeless shelter. With the need for basic services in Aurora growing substantially during the 2008 recession, it became evident that a larger space both for food storage and grocery distribution was needed. With the support of the community, government agencies, and local foundations, Aurora Food Pantry moved to its present location in November 2013. Today, Aurora Food Pantry is one of the largest food pantries in northern Illinois, distributing 3.6 million pounds of food each year to 24,000 unique individuals. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is located at 1110 Jericho Road Aurora, IL.​​

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FOOD 4 STUDENTS PROGRAM

The Food 4 Students program is a collaborative effort between Marie Wilkinson's Aurora Illinois Food Pantry and the East Aurora High School. This program is one of over 60 charitable endeavors created by lifetime social and civil rights activist Marie Wilkinson. The goal of Food 4 Students is to give students in need access to wholesome and nutritious food. The program provides a bag of food to those students so they can feed themselves and any younger siblings while their parents are at work. Within each bag is a mix of food items and a recipe card, utilizing the bag's contents to make delicious meals. There are currently 120-150 students who receive bags of food through this program. The program is run from East Aurora High School at 500 Tomcat Lane Aurora, IL.

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WAYS TO GIVE

 

DONATE

• Buy requested food item(s) during the month and place them in the marked bin at church. Please check the church bulletin for the requested item(s) of the month. Donations which are expired, partially opened, or other than what was requested will not be accepted. 
  
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• Give money directly. For every $1 you donate, the food pantry can leverage this to offer $6 of food to needy families - Lowering costs by purchasing food wholesale. You can:

  • Drop a check off in the offering basket on Sunday. Checks should be placed in an envelope marked “food pantry.”

  • Give any dollar amount on the St. Athanasios website by following the "Donate" link.

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VOLUNTEER

Click on the Sign up  to deliver food from the church to the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at the end of each month.  Please do not forget to collect our donation's weight and email it to bettyroussos@yahoo.com.