Hands of Empathy

08/15/2025

…tomorrow, 👉🏾8/16/2025 we will have our annual community survey, and we look forward to getting your input📋✅

08/12/2025

The school year starts in two weeks for some -- but school lunches may not be free this year.

08/11/2025

Here are the mobile distributions for this week. View mobiles scheduled for the next 30 days or find a pantry near you at https://glfoodbank.org/mobiles.

08/11/2025

We are back at for our 4️⃣th year in a row‼️ Please join us this 🗓️Saturday for the biggest community backpack giveaway, with much more 🎒💈🛍️📚

Stop by our table, and take a short survey📋. Every year we gain more knowledge and data📊 regarding your healthcare needs. Let’s keep good health going✅

06/25/2025

6 year old Chicago kindergartner Armani Crews chose to feed the homeless instead of having
a party or receiving gifts on her birthday.

Her family spent $300 on a full meal including chicken, fish, spaghetti, and dessert, serving over 125 people in East Garfield Park. With help from their church, they also handed out care packages with essentials like toothpaste, deodorant, and Snacks.

06/24/2025

06/18/2025

A major blood nonprofit is urging more African American donors to step forward to help treat sickle cell disease, which disproportionately affects about 100,000 U.S. patients.

Because genetic compatibility between Black donors and recipients is crucial for safe transfusions, increasing Black blood donations remains a public health priority.

Experts emphasize that each donation could significantly improve the quality of life and outcomes for those living with sickle cell.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/african-americans-donate-blood-sickle-cell/

06/11/2025

We are currently in talks with your local food banks🍎🥩🧀🥔🍞 and shelters 🏘️🏬🏢 to create a directory for stressful times like this. Let Hands of Empathy carry the load📋🏗️

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a new spending bill that would cut hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP.

05/23/2025

04/07/2025

Here are the mobile distributions for this week. If these do not work for you, please go to our pantry locator: https://bit.ly/pantriesmobiles