Eastern Illinois Foodbank

06/12/2026

From flooding to feeding! ❤️ After having to temporarily close due to weather, County Market in Danville reached out to EIF to donate their perishable groceries including produce, meat, dairy, and bakery products. Seven different food pantries in Vermilion County came and rescued food, and our team took a full truckload of what was left back to the Foodbank. We're truly grateful to the County Market staff for their generosity and kindness, and for turning a crisis into additional meals for local families!

06/09/2026

We're proud to partner with Gregurich Farms, a fourth generation family farm in central Illinois, to provide high-quality protein to our neighbors experiencing hunger. Through the Farm to Food Bank program, Gregurich has provided thousands of pounds of ground beef to EIF and our sister food banks in Illinois this year. Thanks to Noah for stopping by for a tour of the Foodbank and bring us some more delicious beef to provide to our community! ❤️

06/08/2026

📢 Attention, Common Ground shoppers! EIF is thrilled to be supported by Common Ground Food Co-op's Round Up for Good program during June. Thanks to the generosity of Common Ground's owners and customers, thousands of nutritious meals to our community. Don't forget to round up this month to feed a neighbor! ❤️

06/07/2026

🚛 The Foodmobile will be distributing food in the following counties this week:
❤️ Woodford & Livingston Counties on Tuesday, June 9 (made possible with support from Compeer Financial)
❤️ Coles County on Wednesday, June 10
For a list of stops and for more information, visit https://www.eifoodbank.org/help/mobile.html.

06/05/2026

This morning we celebrated the grand re-opening of Ruler Foods - Springfield Ave in Champaign! 🎉

Congrats to Johnette from Faith United Methodist Church for winning a $1,000 gift card! Johnette and her team pick up donations from Ruler Foods weekly, which helps empower them to feed more local families. ❤️

06/04/2026

We're celebrating with Marty Carlson and the team at First Presbyterian Church of Champaign as they open their food pantry! If you're in Champaign-Urbana and looking for food assistance, you can visit their pantry from 12 - 1 PM on the first Thursday of each month. ❤️

06/04/2026

Hey neighbors! Our friends at The Land Connection were kind enough to reach out and let us know that the IDHS list is missing a few farmers markets accepting SNAP in EIF's service area, including markets in Danville, LeRoy, and Monticello. Visit https://www.thelandconnection.org/marketbenefits/ for more information!

It's market season! Did you know that several farmers markets in EIF's service area accept SNAP benefits as a form of payment, and some even match SNAP dollars up to $25 so you can get even more fresh, locally-grown groceries? You can contact your local market to learn more, and view a full list of Illinois farmers markets accepting SNAP at https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=44172 ❤️

06/03/2026

Happy National Dairy Month! Thank you to Illinois Milk Producers Association and Prairie Farms Dairy for joining us for a tour of the Foodbank and making our day with their generous donation of fat-free and whole milk. As more local families turn to food pantries for assistance, we're grateful for community partners who help us provide nutritious groceries to our neighbors. ❤️🥛

05/31/2026

🚛 The Foodmobile will be distributing food in Mason County on Friday, June 5, made possible with support from our friends at Compeer Financial.
For distribution details and more information on the Foodmobile program, visit https://www.eifoodbank.org/help/mobile.html.

05/30/2026

It's market season! Did you know that several farmers markets in EIF's service area accept SNAP benefits as a form of payment, and some even match SNAP dollars up to $25 so you can get even more fresh, locally-grown groceries? You can contact your local market to learn more, and view a full list of Illinois farmers markets accepting SNAP at https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=44172 ❤️