Feeding the Hungry: Maple Morgan Food Pantry
In its 37–year history of providing emergency food assistance in our community, the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry has seen local families through hard times including an extended teachers’ strike and a few serious recessions. But since the pandemic began, the number of neighbors being served by the pantry has increased 300 per cent. The Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry’s annual holiday turkey fundraising campaign is underway. The […]
Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry Needs Donations
By Kristin Boza Now, more than ever, the Maple Morgan Park Food Pantry, 11030 S. Longwood Dr., needs the neighborhood’s help. Even before the threat of Covid-19 in our community, the food pantry saw an uptick in families requiring food assistance, after fires devastated food pantries in the Roseland community and additional nearby food pantries closed. “We now […]
Local Organizations Offer Opportunities for Volunteers
A New Direction Beverly Morgan Park (AND) provides confidential counseling, education, advocacy and support to families affected by domestic violence. AND provides services at no charge to the client and is largely supported by financial contributions from the Beverly/Morgan Park, Mount Greenwood, Evergreen Park and Oak Lawn communities. Donations, volunteers and dedicated board members are […]