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February 11, 2020 By Admin

Growth in Pantry Services

Marie’s East & West Food Pantries in Aurora IL are open 3 days a week to serve guests in need of nutrition support. Each guest may freely choose what their households will use, just like they would in a grocery store.

Grateful for Growth in Marie’s Pantry Services!
Growth in Services – 2019 Fact Sheet

OVER 20,313 GUESTS SERVED

  • Volunteers provided a grocery cart full (~70 lbs) of nourishing food to over 20,313 guests in 2019.
    • By “guests,” we mean an individual person who visits the pantry and fills a cart full of nutritious food to take home and share with their household. 
  • Guests may visit once a week to fill a cart with an average if 70 pounds of fresh produce, dairy, deli, frozen meats, baked goods, cereals, and canned goods.
    • USDA calculates 1.2 pounds is an average meal (determined by age and appetite of individuals).
  • Some personal care and household cleaning items are available as well.

57,187+ HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS NOURISHED

  • Pantry guests brought groceries home to over 57,187 household members, providing nutrition to:
    • 23,773 children under 18 yrs of age
    • 28,560 persons aged 19-65
    • 4,854 seniors over age 65 
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COMMUNITY GARDEN – 72.6% Growth

  • Over 3,453 lbs of vegetables were harvested from Marie’s Community Garden.
    • Local farmers and gardeners donated fresh produce. 72.6% increase from 2018

FOOD 4 STUDENTS

Volunteers and Aurora’s educational community celebrated the 2nd year of ‘Food 4 Students’ program in Aurora’s schools in 2019.

  • Served groceries to 1,785 East High students. 98% increase from 2018
  • Students brought groceries to 7,215 household members, of whom 2,533 are younger siblings.
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FOOD RESCUED, FOOD SHARED – 47.6% Growth

  • Pantry volunteers shared ~ 642 tons of food with guests. 47.6% increase from 2018
    •  155 tons of fresh produce.  12% increase from 2018 
  • 80% of all food shared came from the Food Rescue Program, which has grown to 40 trips to local grocers each week by Marie’s Food Rescue Volunteers.

SHARING FOOD 3+ DAYS A WEEK

  • Pantry volunteers shared food with guests seeking support for their households on 174 days in 2019.
  • Marie’s West Pantry
    • Wednesdays 12 – 2 pm
    • Fridays 1:00 – 4:00 pm
  • Marie’s East Pantry
    • Sat. 9 – 11 am
    • Two Thursdays per month for East High Students. 
Growth in Services – 2019 Fact Sheet
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