CEFS Outreach

04/29/2026

Come to this Hiring Event this Friday!!!

🔥 THESE BUSINESSES ARE HIRING THIS FRIDAY 👇 🔥

Vandalia—this is your inside look at who’s showing up ready to hire.

These employers will be at the Vandalia Job & Hiring Opportunity Event with 616 open positions waiting to be filled:

🏢 Businesses Attending:
Odyssey Managed Services
St James Lutheran Church
K&M Tire Inc
Pepsi Mid America
CEFS Central Public Transit
CEFS
Illinois Department of Corrections
IDES
I70 Media
Altec Fenex
VRC Engineered Solutions
FAYCO Enterprices
Dometic
Beckmann Distribution Service
Thats A Wrap Realty
Greenville Nursing & Rehab
Alhambra Rehab & Healthcare
Kaskaskia College
Carlisle Construction Materials
CMS
DCFS
Meyer Oil Co
BOP Greenville
Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County Hospital
Rural King

💼 Hiring for a variety of roles across industries—this is your chance to connect directly with decision-makers.

📅 Friday, May 1, 2026
⏰ 11 AM – 1 PM
📍 Kaskaskia College Vandalia Campus

No online applications.
No waiting weeks.
Just real conversations and real opportunities.

🎯 Bring your resume. Bring your questions. Bring your ambition.

💬 Tag someone who needs a job
🔁 Share to help someone find their next opportunity

These businesses are ready… are you?

04/23/2026

Please share and think of CEFS when filling up your tanks! We're very thankful to have been chosen as a place to support!

Fast Stop Vandalia is offering a way to support CEFS! From now through May, be sure to purchase your gas at the Spirit Pump!

A special thank you to Amy for thinking of us and our mission of Helping People. Changing Lives.

04/16/2026

If you're looking at Opportunities to Volunteer, please come see us at this amazing Volunteer Fair on April 21st! There will be many other organizations there as well that you can choose from as well. What a great event to attend!

Looking for a meaningful way to give back right here in Fayette County?

Join us at the CEFS Volunteer Fair to discover how you can make a real difference in your community! Meet local organizations, explore opportunities, and find the perfect fit for your time and talents.

You might just find your new favorite way to help. 💙

- Alzheimer's Association Illinois Chapter
- CEFS Outreach
- CEFS Senior Services
- Fayette County Art Connection
- Fayette County Illinois Home and Community Education
- Fayette County Fair Illinois
- Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Midland Area Agency on Aging
- National Road Interpretive Center
- The Fuller Center for Housing
- Vandalia Unit HCE

04/14/2026

🍊 Food Pantry Update – While Supplies Last! 🍓
C.E.F.S. Montgomery County Outreach Food Pantry currently has an abundance of fresh oranges, along with frozen strawberries, frozen pineapple, and frozen mixed vegetables available today!
🕓 Open until 4:30 PM
📦 Items are available on a first-come, first-served basis
📍 Location:
C.E.F.S. Montgomery County Outreach Office
8353 S. Route 127
Taylor Springs, IL 62089
Please stop by and help spread the word!

04/11/2026

St. Elmo!! There's a FREE Laundry Day coming your way on April 18th! See the flyer for details!

04/09/2026

ATTENTION Montgomery County!! Please See the Flyer below for a Healthy Food Distribution day in Litchfield!

04/02/2026

📣❗️📌Please Note Our Offices & Food Pantries will be CLOSED on Friday, April 3rd, 2026 due to the Easter Holiday. 📌❗️📣

Send a message to learn more

03/17/2026

UPDATE on Wednesday, 3/18/26: We're all out until Pantry days this week. We'll be handing the rest out during our pantry times to those picking up a box of food this week. Come see us Thursday 1-4pm or Friday 9:30am-12:30pm to pick up a food box.

☘️‼️FAYETTE COUNTY Outreach has FREE Chobani Yogurt TODAY, 3/17/2026! It may not be GREEN for St. Patty's Day, but it is loot for your fridge!! Come and Pick up as soon as you can! We do not have the fridge space to keep it!‼️☘️

03/02/2026

🎂🍰🥳March 2026 Pantry DONATION Request🥳🍰🎂
Our CEFS Food Pantries have a NEW Donation Request of Birthday Kits to assist households to provide a birthday celebration for someone in their homes. Please see the flyer below and consider donating.

CEFS Pantries also accepts monetary donations as well as loves to partner with other organizations to do food drives. Please reach out to set these up if you're interested.

🎂🍰Happy MARCH!🍰🎂

01/26/2026

Please note that 3 of our CEFS Outreach Offices are closed due to weather conditions today: Clay, Fayette, and Shelby.

Community Announcement!
Three of the CEFS Outreach Offices are closed today: Clay, Fayette, and Shelby.

Please note that our Outreach Offices in Effingham and Montgomery will be short-staffed due to weather conditions.

01/02/2026

Each Month in the New Year we will be posting a New Donation Request for our Food Pantries. Our Food Pantries serve many each month and these donations would be so very helpful. THANK YOU SO MUCH for considering giving these specific foods or a monetary donation to your local CEFS Food Pantry.

Our Food Pantries are requesting some specific donations throughout January. If you can make a donation, it would be greatly appreciated!

January Donation Request:
➡ peanut butter
➡ jelly (grape or strawberry)
➡ family-size boxes of cereal
➡ granola bars

Donations can be dropped off during business hours at our CEFS Food Pantry locations:
📍Fayette County - 517 W. Gallatin Street, Vandalia, IL
📍Montgomery County - 8353 Route 127, Taylor Springs, IL
📍Moultrie County - 114 E. Harrison Street, Sullivan, IL