When all the food is collected, you'll drop off the boxes at a Food Bank location or at member food pantry . The Food Bank has four Food Bank locations: Geneva, Park City, Joliet, & Rockford.
If you are not located near one of the four Center locations, you can use the Food Pantry Locator tool to find the nearest member pantries. It also provides the pantry's contact information, and you can then coordinate with them directly to drop-off the food donations.
If you are planning to drop off at one of the four Food Bank Centers, there are two drop-off options, depending on the size of your collection:
For small or medium size collections (up to 5 or 6 filled boxes), you can use the Contactless Food Drive Drop-Off at each Center. These designated drop-off areas are accessible during public business hours (typically Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 3 PM). Supporters can visit the Food Bank and deposit their food donation in the cart stationed near the entrance. There are donation receipts available if you would like to keep one for your records.
For large size collections (more than 6 boxes or what would easily fit in the cart), please contact us to coordinate a drop-off time so that we can assist you. Please provide at least a few days' notice when scheduling your drop-off time to allow us to coordinate the appointment with our warehouse staff.
Unfortunately the Food Bank cannot send a driver to pick-up most food donations during the Fall and Winter seasons, as our trucks have extra routes to deliver Holiday Meal Boxes to local pantries.
