Our Daily Bread Food Pantry

    No family should have to choose between groceries and the light bill.

    Open twice a week on the Circle campus, stocked with fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and staples.

    118 N. Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644

    Open two days a week. Call for current hours

    9,852

    individuals served in 2025

    an average of 821 each month

    175,000

    pounds of food distributed in 2025

    135

    volunteers from across the country

    2

    days a week the pantry now operates

    up from one

    A new chapter

    This year the students started serving.

    Catalyst Circle Rock students, some of them kindergartners, began volunteering alongside staff to sort cans and pack bags for families on their own block.

    Nobody framed it as charity. Nobody explained the sociology of food insecurity to them. They recognised a need in their community and responded, which is where community resilience actually starts.

    Who stocks the shelves

    We do not do this alone.

    • Greater Chicago Food DepositorySupplies the fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, proteins, and staples that stock our shelves.
    • Austin FreshPartnered with Circle to launch our Freight Farm Program, growing produce close to home.
    • ConagraBacks Rooted to Rise, our food pantry programme, helping us meet demand when it surges.

    Need food this week?

    Call Circle for current pantry hours and what to bring. There is no wrong way to ask.