Helping Hands Community Center

05/06/2026

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, May 9th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in Stanford and surrounding communities.

All 2026 food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

04/10/2026

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, April 11th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in Stanford and surrounding communities.

All 2026 food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

03/04/2026

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, March 7th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in our community and surrounding communities.

All 2026 food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

02/05/2026

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, February 7th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in our community and surrounding communities.

All 2026 food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

01/09/2026

2026 Helping Hands food pantry monthly distribution dates are now available.

Updated magnets with dates will be shared with patrons during January distribution and will be available to pick up at future distributions. Distribution dates are also posted on our website, StanfordHelpingHands.org.

Food distributions take place on Saturdays from 10am-Noon. The clothing exchange is open during food pantry distribution or by appointment.

Please keep in mind that we are only able to serve Allin township residents at the HHCC food pantry, but the Emergency Mini Food Pantries located throughout Stanford and in many other communities across the Olympia school district are available to anyone in need of immediate food assistance.

12/16/2025

Reminder: The food pantry is open today, 12/16, from 3-5pm for Allin Township residents.

Our next food distribution will take place in January.

12/14/2025

Food pantry distribution for Allin Township residents will continue on Tuesday, 12/16, from 3-5pm for those unable to make it on Saturday before the snow.

12/13/2025

⚠️ Food Pantry distribution is paused as of 9:45am. ⚠️

We will resume on another day ASAP. See comments. ⬇️

12/12/2025

⚠️ Food pantry distribution will be rescheduled as of 9:45am, Saturday, December 13. Watch the Helping Hands Community Center page for updates. ⚠️

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, December 13th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

❄️❄️ We are watching the weather for tomorrow and will make any weather-related announcements on the Helping Hands Community Center page. ❄️❄️

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in our community and surrounding communities.

Future food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. 2026 dates will be released later in December. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

11/12/2025

Sharing this information from Midwest Food Bank about Thanksgiving meal box distribution on November 22.

This is available to anyone, but note that distribution will take place at Midwest Food Bank in north Normal and is limited to the first 2,000 families. Don’t forget to bring an ID if you choose to participate!

The next Helping Hands food distribution for Allin township residents will take place on Saturday, December 13th from 10am - Noon.

11/08/2025

Tomorrow 👇

This month’s food pantry distribution for Allin township residents will take place Saturday, November 8th, from 10am to Noon at Helping Hands.

The clothing exchange will also be open during distribution, open to all in our community and surrounding communities.

Future food pantry monthly distribution dates are available on StanfordHelpingHands.org. 2026 dates will be released in December. Please note that while the food pantry is only able to serve Allin township residents, the clothing exchange is open to all.

For those in immediate need of food assistance, please visit one of our Emergency Mini Food Pantries. There are two located in Stanford - one on the sidewalk to the west of Helping Hands Community Center and one at the Allin Township Community Building. EMFPs are stocked with meal kits containing non-perishable items to build a nutritionally balanced meal for a family of 4.