Get Groceries

Check out our ECM food pantries listed below.

Food For Greater Elgin

Food For Greater Elgin hosts a client-choice food distribution five times each week and all households can shop once each week.

All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry


Serving at 256 E. Chicago Street in Elgin, M-F, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Clients who are referred by a qualified agency may receive a supply of groceries once per month. Walk-in clients may receive items at any time from our inventory of foods that have been donated at random.

Centro de Información


Located at 1885 Lin Lor Lane in Elgin, open M-F, 1-4 p.m. Visitors may receive once per month; photo ID & proof of address required.

South Elgin Food Pantry

Serving South Elgin and Valley View residents at 400 W Spring Street in South Elgin on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

ECM Emergency Food Pantries

  • COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER

    37 S Geneva Street in Elgin. Conversation with case manager required. www.crisiscenter.org

  • BETHESDA CHURCH OF GOD

    454 Hickory Place in Elgin. Call 847.888.2209 for assistance from 1:00pm-3:00pm on Sundays.

Other Elgin Area Food Pantries

  • FISH FOOD PANTRY

    Serves Carpentersville, Gilberts, East and West Dundee, and Carpentersville at Meadowdale Mall on IL 25 Dundee and Sleepy Hollow. Need proof of residence. May receive food once/month. Open Mon-Wed-Fri 9:30 to 11:30 am

  • HARVEST BIBLE CHAPEL

    www.harvestbiblechapel.org/ ministries/food-pantry/ 847.398.7005 ext. 3275

  • SALVATION ARMY

    316 Douglas St. in Elgin, Fridays from 10 to 12 Noon. Need referral, picture ID, or proof of residence. May receive food once/week. Home care products available during the week. www.salarmyelgin.org

  • WESTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST

    12N266 Randall Road (Corner of Randall and Highland). Open 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 10 to 12 Noon. No specific criteria required.

  • WILLOW CREEK CARE CENTER

    67 Algonquin Rd, South Barrington. Photo ID and proof of address required. www.willowcreekcarecenter.org


Visit cityofelgin.org/humanserviceshub for a full listing of free local services in our community.