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Chicago Food Rescue's mission is to reshape food access and climate impact by redirecting surplus food to people in need.

08/03/2026

An insane impact update for you guys today! 🚨

We have officially hit our weight donation goal for 2026 of 350,000lbs only 7 months into the year! 😱😱😱

That's over 291 THOUSAND meals provided to people all across Chicago facing food insecurity.

We wanted to extend the biggest thank you to all of our amazing donors and volunteers that have donated and transported food this year; this milestone doesn’t get hit without you guys 💜💚

Keep up the amazing work; how fast can we hit 500k lbs 👀 Leave your prediction in the comments ⬇️

07/31/2026

Happy (almost) August and happy ! As we near the end of summer (😢) and head into back to school season we just want to extend our appreciation once again to you guys toughing it out in the Summertime-Chi heat to get food to people.

Want to be featured next time? 📸📸: Post some pictures of yourselves out on rescues on your social media pages, tag us and we’ll repost our favorites!

07/28/2026

A few months ago we went along with on her rescue to Roosevelt High School where we got to meet and have a chat with the amazing Sarai Blankenbaker aka "Chef BB," the Culinary Arts Instructor👩‍🍳

Hear her speak on the program she runs and how CFR proudly helps her and her students feed the Albany Park community 🥦🥕🥬

07/17/2026

Happy everyone! We wanted to show our appreciation for anyone out there doing rescues with the heat and poor air quality; Thank you for all the amazing work that you do 💜💚

We wanna see even more of you guys’ faces. Post some pictures of yourselves out on rescues on your social media pages, tag us and we’ll repost our favorites! 📸

07/16/2026

We're halfway through the month of June and we have already reached 20,000 pounds of food rescued! We at CFR want to say thank you to our amazing donor partners and volunteers for all that you do to help feed the community, keep up the good work! 💚

Wanna help end food waste too? 👀 go to the link in our bio to get involved!

07/09/2026

Next Wednesday, July 15th Chicago Food Rescue will be at the Chicago Public Library’s Job and Volunteer Fair! Wanna know more about CFR or just looking for new opportunities? Stop by our table!👷‍♂️

📍- Harold Washington Library
⏰- 3pm - 6pm Wednesday, July 15th

Let us know below if we’ll see you there!👇

07/07/2026

Hear from Shea with about just some of the amazing work they do in their space. 🥦

As one of the oldest Chicago food pantries Common Pantry does amazing work to feed their community. We at Chicago Food Rescue are very proud to do our part in helping these amazing people in their work. ❤️

Have you ever been to a Common pantry event? Check out their website to see any upcoming events.

07/03/2026

Happy to you all!! We hope you guys stay cool this Fourth of July weekend, check our stories and reposted for resources with cooling locations and ways to stay cool 😎

This week we wanna see even more of you guys’ faces. Post some pictures of yourselves out on rescues on your social media pages, tag us and we’ll repost our favorites! 📸

06/30/2026

This month we rescued over 25,000 meals for people in Chicago! 🤩💜💚

Help us keep this work going by donating with a donation this weekend! Just $10 is enough to feed one person for a week. There’s no donation too small, any amount helps get food to our community members!

06/26/2026

Another week done; happy to you all 🥳

Shoutout to all of our volunteers who have kept up with rescues this last unseasonably cool week this summer. It’s gonna heat up starting next week so make sure you bring some sunscreen for your rescues in the future! 😎☀️

To be featured next week 📸📸: Text us, tag us, DM us, or submit a photo on our app of you out on a rescue and we'll pick some of you to be highlighted on our social media pages!

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http://chicagofoodrescue.org/

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