By LakeviewPantry On June 14th, 2013
By Sreya Sarkar
June 13
th, 2013
Lakeview Pantry with the support of Northside Anti-Hunger Network (NAHN) and in collaboration with Illinois Hunger Coalition (IHC) has finally succeeded in starting the Uptown Community Quality Council (CQC) from this month onwards.
The CQCs are regular meetings among community groups-- direct service providers, food pantries, medical clinics, domestic violence shelters, and homeless advocacy organizations--chaired by IHC and staff management from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) local offices.
The purpose of CQCs is to build relationships, increase understanding of and access to SNAP (previously known as Food Stamps), and ensure that policies are being adhered to...
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By LakeviewPantry On June 10th, 2013
June 2013
Will Raising Minimum Wage help the low-income in Illinois?
There has been a lot of discussion on the topic of raising minimum wage in Illinois in the past few months. The future of Senate Bill 68 that seeks to increase the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 per hour is still unclear.
We approached
Katelyn Johnson, Executive Director of Action Now Institute and
Matthew Glans, Senior Policy Analyst at The Heartland Institute with a set of five questions on minimum wage raise in Illinois.
1. Do you think raising minimum wage in Illinois will help the low-income workers?...Read More »
By LakeviewPantry On June 5th, 2013
We received a huge donation of pet food today from Tree House Humane Society!
Tree House Humane Society donated over 20 bags of varying sizes of dry dog food and dog treats which are all natural and/or organic.
We do worry about food insecurity of pets of our clients, so this is a very important donation. In one of our next client surveys, we are planning to include a question about pet ownership.
We are very grateful for this donation and our future partnership: Tree House has offered to continue to donate to our pantry if and when they end...
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By LakeviewPantry On June 5th, 2013
By Sreya Sarkar
June 5
th, 2013
After several decades of growth and expansion, nonprofit service agencies have become a primary avenue for the provision of a wide array of emergency assistance and counseling services to the economically and socially marginalized. Local nonprofit agencies furnish essential service delivery capacity in local safety nets. Nonprofit social service agencies have a more central role in society’s response to social problems than ever before and therefore have become a prominent component of national, state and local solutions to poverty now, according to Scott Allard, Associate Professor at University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. His...
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By LakeviewPantry On June 3rd, 2013
By Frank Alarcon
Frank Alarcon, an intern with Lakeview Pantry and a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, writes about Cook County Land Bank Authority that aims at reviving the county's vacant properties.
On January 16th of this year, the Cook County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to establish the Cook County Land Bank Authority, an independent, quasi-governmental agency spearheaded by Commissioner Bridget Gainer (D-Chicago) aimed at reviving Cook County’s vacant properties.
As of October of last year, there were approximately 200,000 vacant housing units in the county, in addition to over 85,000 foreclosure cases pending in court. Vacant and distressed...
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