Jennifer's Edibles Feeds The Community - JEFTC

04/13/2023

05/23/2022

Good morning! We are looking for volunteer drivers to help get meals to our seniors and home bound individuals Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please help us give back to those who have done so much for us and also to those who are not able to do for themselves! Sign up in the link below.

Thank you,

Jennifer Eason

Thank you for choosing to Volunteer! Please arrive at Jennifer's Edibles, 1623 Simpson, between 4:45-5pm. You will receive your route and meals to deliver. If you have questions please email [email protected]. Thank you!

02/17/2022

Dear Evanston,

Many of you have already heard the unfortunate news that Jennifer Eason of Jennifer's Edibles Feeds The Community - JEFTC (non-profit) and Jennifer's Edibles broke her ankle slipping on ice last week.

She had surgery a couple of days ago, and won't be able to work for at least six--and maybe eight--weeks. Her restaurant, Jennifer’s Edibles, and her livelihood, are now at risk. As you may know, Jennifer's Edibles also has a nonprofit arm that prepares and delivers meals to Evanston seniors and residents who are shut-in. During the pandemic, she served--with the help of a cadre of dedicated volunteers--about 200 people a day!

Jennifer always has a smile and a kind word, and this injury hasn't only injured her ankle but it's broken her heart. She wants to be up and at it doing what she does best: feeding folks in Evanston!

Since Jennifer isn’t able to work, she needs to hire help to keep all aspects of the business going.

How can you help?
Donate here: bit.ly/HelpJennifersEdibles.

-- Please patronize the business during business hours;

-- Donate to this fundraiser that will tide Jennifer and her restaurant over through her recovery (it will help with supplies, rent, utilities, paying staff, and offsetting Jennifer’s medical expenses—she is uninsured); and

-- Keep meals going to seniors and shut-ins from Jennifers non-profit
(one meal costs $8).

Donate here: bit.ly/HelpJennifersEdibles

Thanks, everyone!

12/19/2021

Please arrive at Jennifer's Edibles, 1623 Simpson, at 4:30 p.m. if you are packing and driving or at 5:00 p.m. if you are driving only. You will receive your route and meals to deliver. If you have questions please email [email protected]. Thank you!

12/13/2021

We are in need of volunteers to deliver meals to our seniors, disabled and shut in. This is not a life long commitment but any time you can give will help. We appreciate anything you can do.

Please arrive at Jennifer's Edibles, 1623 Simpson, at 4:30 p.m. if you are packing and driving or at 5:00 p.m. if you are driving only. You will receive your route and meals to deliver. If you have questions please email [email protected]. Thank you!

11/16/2021

Good afternoon! We have relaunched our program feeding the seniors, disabled and vulnerable in our community! We need your help. We are looking for volunteer drivers for delivery. Please be so kind and sign up for a route! We appreciate you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050c48a5a82ea75-jeftc

Send a message to learn more

02/03/2021

Chicken stir fry over Jasmine rice was served to our seniors today. Thanks to all who have donated to help us do this great work, for those who would like to donate here is the GoFundMe link. https://www.gofundme.com/f/FUND_URL?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_nacp+share-sheet&rcid=1a6f34c63767400eba61a2ea7af2c24e

01/29/2021

https://gofund.me/5b355b74

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12/14/2020

Good morning and happy holiday season! I am sending this text to you personally because as the Managing Director of the non profit, Jennifer's Edibles Feeding The Community, I want to introduce you to who we are and what we do. The website www.jeftc.com will explain how we have fed over 40,000 seniors meals since March. It will also talk about how we have provided an additional 10,000 meals to the Evanston homeless population. With the support of the Evanston Community Foundation, volunteers, and small donors we were able to make this happen. ECF has had to reduce its financial support but the need to continue feeding the hungry is still there. Please go to the site and donate. Also share this to people that you know believe as you do. We have recently partnered with Northwestern via Dave Davis and are building a long term and sustainable business model so that the need that was exposed by the pandemic but existed prior to, is met head on in the future.

Providing for our community through free daily homemade meals.

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