St. James Food Pantry

St. James Food Pantry The St. James Food Pantry is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the poor, the unemployed, and the hungry. In an average month St.

For the last forty years Saint James Food Pantry has been serving residents of Chicago’s South Side living in the zip code areas of 60605 and 60616. The Pantry has grow considerably in the last four decades but we have adapted and grown to meet the needs of our neighborhoods. James serves 1,500 families, distributing around 30,000 canned goods. But this ministry cannot happen without help. We are

only able to serve such a large area of Chicago with help from volunteers like you. It takes at least 15 volunteers a day to fully staff the pantry at the minimum. Please consider joining the St. James Family by donating your time to help your neighbors. To volunteer, contact our volunteer coordinator, Tommy Elwell at the pantry office by phone at 312.842.1919 Ext. 214 or by email at [email protected]

Today, our clients were treated to a delicious Chick-Fil-A lunch! We thank Chick-Fil-A South Loop for donating the meal.
01/08/2026

Today, our clients were treated to a delicious Chick-Fil-A lunch! We thank Chick-Fil-A South Loop for donating the meal.

Over 180 individuals enjoyed a Christmas meal at St. James. Thanks to chef Dave Samber and The Polo Inn Bridgeport USA f...
12/28/2025

Over 180 individuals enjoyed a Christmas meal at St. James. Thanks to chef Dave Samber and The Polo Inn Bridgeport USA for providing the meal for the dinner. We are also grateful to Lainey for coordinating volunteers and managing the event. Thank you also to all the volunteers and Santa!

Our partnership with the South Loop Chick-Fil-A was recently featured in the news.
07/02/2025

Our partnership with the South Loop Chick-Fil-A was recently featured in the news.

Chick-fil-A’s Chicago restaurants are donating thousands of surplus meals to local food banks as part of a broader initiative to address food insecurity in the city.

The annual St. James Food Pantry Christmas dinner wouldn't be the same without the support of The Polo Inn Bridgeport US...
12/27/2024

The annual St. James Food Pantry Christmas dinner wouldn't be the same without the support of The Polo Inn Bridgeport USA. Thank you Chef Dave for your generosity! And thank you to Lainey for recruiting volunteers and managing all the various aspects of the dinner. We are also grateful to all the volunteers for serving the guests so well. Last but not least, we thank Santa for showing up! Tune into AroundTheTownChicago.com this Sunday to hear more from Santa about his day at St. James!

Recently the Chicago White Sox organized a food drive for St. James Food Pantry. Several staff members of the Chicago Wh...
12/12/2024

Recently the Chicago White Sox organized a food drive for St. James Food Pantry. Several staff members of the Chicago White Sox dropped off the food today. Thank you to Chicago White Sox and their amazing staff!

We are grateful for the generosity and joy that were shared at our annual benefit on Saturday, October 26th! In a specia...
12/04/2024

We are grateful for the generosity and joy that were shared at our annual benefit on Saturday, October 26th! In a special way, we would like to thank The Polo Inn Bridgeport USA, Medical Director on Demand, Dalcamo Funeral Home, VanderCook College of Music, Revolution Brewing, Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, SOPHY Hotel Hyde Park and Sports Facilities Authority for making the event a success.

Last Sunday St. James partnered with Rotary Chicago Near South, Illinois Institute of Technology , Old St. Mary's Cathol...
11/29/2024

Last Sunday St. James partnered with Rotary Chicago Near South, Illinois Institute of Technology , Old St. Mary's Catholic Church, and VanderCook College of Music to host its annual Thanksgiving dinner for Seniors. About 70 seniors attended the event and 77 meals were delivered to homebound seniors. Thanks to all the donors and volunteers who made this possible. (St. James Food Pantry is also on www.Linkeded.io)

We are grateful to Revolution Brewing for being part of this year's Jazzin' to Feed event. We also thank Polo Inn for pr...
10/20/2024

We are grateful to Revolution Brewing for being part of this year's Jazzin' to Feed event. We also thank Polo Inn for providing food, and Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant for wine. Jazzin' to Feed is known for celebrating cultures around the world. This year's theme is Madagascar and we will have an amazing Madagascar menu and great African Music! See you Saturday!

Email from Saint James Catholic Church Join us on October 26th The Silent Auction Is Now Open To view the silent auction catalogue visit: https://app.galabid.com/jazzintofeed2024 Registration not requ

Thank you to all the volunteer groups that are helping distribute food today. De La Salle Institute, St. Therese Chinese...
10/12/2024

Thank you to all the volunteer groups that are helping distribute food today. De La Salle Institute, St. Therese Chinese Catholic School - Chicago, IIT, Jones College Prep, Br. Br. David Darst Center, St. Ignatius College Prep, UIC, and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.

Thank you so much to Br. David Darst Center for bringing 14 amazing volunteers today from San Francisco! They were a big...
07/24/2024

Thank you so much to Br. David Darst Center for bringing 14 amazing volunteers today from San Francisco! They were a big help for the food pantry today. We really appreciate your hard work.

Thank you so much to the team at W. E. O'Neil Construction and our Wednesday volunteers. These college kids were amazing...
07/17/2024

Thank you so much to the team at W. E. O'Neil Construction and our Wednesday volunteers. These college kids were amazing today. They helped more than 80 people get served. Way to go!

Thank you to the Br. David Darst Center for volunteering at the St James Food Pantry today. You all really made a differ...
07/16/2024

Thank you to the Br. David Darst Center for volunteering at the St James Food Pantry today. You all really made a difference!

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2907 S Wabash Avenue
Chicago, IL
60616

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