Proviso Pantry
Sponsored by RFUMC, the Proviso Food Pantry is housed at Cosmopolitan Church in Melrose Park, and serves the 14 Proviso Township villages. In 2021, the Pantry provided food to more than 3,100 families, consisting of 12,000+ individuals. A dedicated group of volunteers keeps this mission going every week.
The pantry receives a monthly no-cost allocation of canned, packaged, frozen and fresh items from the Greater Chicago Food Depository. In addition, we use funds donated by various organizations and individuals to order additional items from the Depository, or at retail.
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Melrose Park, hosts food drives several times annually. Several of their members are dedicated volunteers. We have been blessed with other donations during the calendar year: local businesses who host food drives, and Walther Christian Academy’s annual food collection; in 2021, more than 2,000 items!
River Forest United Methodist Church 