Plainfield Interfaith Food Pantry

09/02/2026

St. Mary's Giving Tree forms will be available at the Township pantry location starting Saturday Sept 12.

09/01/2026

Great information!

Every month, various locations across Will County accept unwanted computers, TVs, and other from residents at no cost in Bolingbrook, Channahon, Frankfort, Lockport, Manhattan, New Lenox, Peotone, and Wilmington. Any resident in Will County may visit any site during operating hours to drop off electronics for . Many thanks to our site hosts! September's dates/times are in the calendar below.

Find more electronics drop-off information at https://www.willcountygreen.com/greenguide/electronic.aspx

09/01/2026

Mobile food pantry dates

Our Mobile Food Pantry has three distributions in September! Please share this information with anyone who may need food assistance. Thank you!

08/31/2026

Our food pantry has been blessed with several types of dried beans from the Federal TEFAP program. Now what to do with them.....

Many of our neighbors grew up making beans, but for those who may be a little less familiar we've got you covered! Stay tuned for recipes using the various beans we're receiving....

According to Good Housekeeping (see article below):

"The easiest way to soak beans is to throw 'em in a pot, cover them with water, and let them sit, covered, in the refrigerator overnight. We know, the hardest part of this method is remembering to do it. Luckily, you’ve got other options: speed up the soaking process by covering the dried beans with water, bringing the water to a boil for 2–3 minutes, turning off the heat, covering the pot, and letting the beans soak for at least an hour and up to 4 hours. After that, just drain the beans and they’re ready to cook."

Dried beans are cheap, tasty, and way easier to cook than you think.

08/25/2026

Mobile market for the week.

08/24/2026

Thank you Ben and Finn for the final delivery of Ben’s Food drive event in north Plainfield. Over 2,081 lbs of food donated!
Ben personally paid for the bags that were used to put donated items in. So many of our neighbors will benefit from this food drive. Thank you to Ben and all the families that made donations ❤️

08/22/2026

Mobile food pantry Monday in Wilmington

Our next Mobile Food Pantry distribution is on Monday evening in South Wilmington!

08/20/2026

We often get requests for youth volunteers to help us, but unfortunately our facilities limit those opportunities. However, if you are interested in taking your littles to volunteer, Northern Illinois Food Bank is currently looking for help. In addition to their facility in Geneva, there is also a closer one in Joliet to check out.

🚨 URGENT‼️ We need several volunteers this Saturday, August 22, especially at our Geneva location! 👉 https://www.volunteer-northernilfoodbank.org/need/detail/?need_id=661328

Finish the summer by helping your neighbors!🧡 Volunteer with Northern Illinois Food Bank this August. Lots of dates are available, especially Saturday mornings. Volunteers must be at least 8 years old. A chaperone is required for volunteers ages 8–15.

😎 Visit SolveHungerToday.org/volunteer to register yourself, your family, or a team!

08/20/2026

For those in need of emergency food.....