By Ashley On January 9th, 2011
As one of Lakeview Pantry's most senior employees, Lakeview Pantry East Coordinator Greg Nergaard reflects on the holiday season and how things have changed in the last decade.
We were located in the basement of the old Jane Addams center at Belmont and Broadway. I had just started in July of that year. There were so many differences between then and now that it's hard to know where to start. Firstly, that basement was TINY- the entire agency probably consisted of less than 800 sq. ft of space, including the Executive Director’s office in the building upstairs.
The space was largely unheated in winter...Read More »
By Ashley On November 24th, 2010
In a very special post, we would like to thank a featured supporter - who also happens to be this month's client story!
It has been a dream for Carla* to open her own restaurant. She had the talent and know-how but she needed an updated food and sanitation license to build the foundation to this dream. She came to LVP for the first time in May with modest expectations. After talking to the Director of Client Services, she was pleasantly surprised. Bootstraps, LVP's case management program, helped Carla pay for her food and sanitation class. She has since completed the...
Read More »
By Ashley On November 10th, 2010
While LVP long has prioritized providing nutritional food baskets to our neighbors, we have recently completed programming planning in response to the alarming rates of obesity.
Some highlights include the following initiatives:
Farmers' Markets: We publicize which farmers markets accept food stamps by posting signs, distributing flyers, and making announcements.
Fresh produce: We are excited about a new relationship that aids us in our efforts to provide fresh produce to our neighbors.
The Hunger Resource Network connected us with the
Green City Market, which is a local farmer’s market. Twice weekly, 14 vendors at Green City Market donate unsold...
Read More »
By Ashley On October 14th, 2010
On October 1st, along with 300 of our supporters, Lakeview Pantry marked the 40th year of our work. The event, which took place at the Red Ivy in Wrigleyville, was a celebration of our community’s response to their neighbors in need.
Four Pantry supporters - Aida Moran, Kim Freeark and Hank Ryan, Tom Sargant and Terri Worth, & Dr. Clara Orban and Dr. Elliot Weisenberg – were presented with awards for their extremely generous support.
The emotional high point of the evening was provided by Coleman Goode, who is a former Lakeview Pantry client. Coleman outlined the series of events in...
Read More »
