SD308 - Food Pantry

The Oswego KCCFP Satellite Location operates out of 61 Franklin Street Oswego, IL 60543 and will be open from 6:00 - 7:30pm on the Fridays listed on this page's calendar during the 2024-25 school year.

Process

The pantry will operate as a drive-up.
Please follow the signs in the parking lot.
Please bring a form of identification with your name and address for on-site registration when you arrive at the pantry.

Volunteers

The satellite location provides food and personal care items to members of the Oswego and neighboring communities each month.

In order to operate a successful pantry every month, volunteers are being requested for a variety of positions. Please note that all volunteers must be high school age or older due to pantry policy (Grades 9+). The following volunteer positions are currently available:

Set Up: Taking food items out of boxes, placing them on tables, packing bags/boxes of food, and breaking down unused boxes.
Food Room Assistant: Assigned a particular task in the food room such as passing out food items, packing food for the drive-up line, directing the flow of carts, etc.
Hallway Monitors: Help direct neighbors as they move around the pantry and replenish carts from outside.
Outside Cart Attendant: Help walk-in neighbors load their boxes/bags of food into their vehicle and place used carts back inside pantry
Drive-Up Line Volunteer: Assigned solely to the drive-up line. You will take boxes of pre-packed food and take out to vehicles in the drive-up line.
Community Care Volunteer: Assist Community Cares with taking personal care item orders, packing bags and distributing those items
Food Room Station Leader (Adults Only): Lead a food station in the food room (meat, vegetables, fruits, etc.). You will inform neighbor(s) how many of each food item they may take from your station.
Traffic Control Volunteer (Adults Only): Work with the traffic team to control the flow of traffic in and out of the pantry