Meals and Financial Assistance Resources
Sacred Heart Food Pantry Rock Island
The Sacred Heart Food Pantry and Distribution Center is managed and run by volunteers. The pantry is open daily from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Rock Island Township Hall, 2827 7th Avenue, in Rock Island. Area residents can pick up food once a month (Scott County residents can come to the pantry once and will be given a list of agencies and food pantries in Iowa). Food is provided based on the number of people in the household.
For more information, please call (309) 794-0660.
Sangamon County Resource Guide
The Sangamon County Department of Community Resources strives to improve the quality of life for people in-need in Sangamon County through department programs, services and referrals that promote economic stability and/or self-motivation.
The department provides several resource guides that cover financial assistance, food pantries, health care, housing and more.
School District U-46 COVID-19 Communications
School District U-46’s website includes information about food distribution and an online fundraiser to support the district’s most vulnerable families with household supplies during the pandemic.
SNAP Online Purchasing Program
The Illinois Department of Human Services is offering online purchasing for more than 1.8 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers across a million households.
Online SNAP will give families easier access to food during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Busy parents will no longer have to stress about how they can pick their kids up from school and make it to the grocery store before dinner. And those working multiple jobs or the late shift won’t have to rush to make it before the store closes. All families will have another option to independently secure the food they need.
Southern Illinois Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens and Mobile Markets
Southern Illinois Healthcare compiled this list of food pantries, soup kitchens and mobile markets in the following counties:
- Jackson
- Alexander
- Franklin
- Gallatin
- Hamilton
- Hardin
- Perry
- Pope
- Pulaski
- Williamson
- Johnson
- Massac
- Saline
- Union
- White
Special Shopping Hours During COVID-19 Outbreak
List of major grocery store chains with special hours for seniors, at-risk populations and pregnant women.
Springfield Office of Community Relations Resources
The Springfield Office of Community Relations provides information on where to find help with homelessness, rental and utility assistance, micro-pantries and more.
You can also contact the Springfield Office of Community Relations at (217) 789.2270 or Community.Relations@springfield.il.us
Springfield School District 186 Meal Distribution Sites
Beginning Sept. 8, the Springfield School District 186 meal distribution is open to all children up to age 18, not just District 186 students.
Grab and go, prepackaged breakfast and lunch can be picked up each day from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at all locations listed on the District 186 website. Each child will receive one prepackaged breakfast and one prepackaged lunch each day.
Springfield-Area Meal Site List
School districts and local companies providing meals for students.
Springfield-Area Micropantries
The micropantries in Springfield and its surrounding communities in Sangamon County operate independently and allow people to take what they need and leave what they can.
The City of Springfield provides a a list of micropantries in Springfield and the surrounding area.