Joliet VA Clinic to host mobile food pantry on May 30

The event will be held in the Joliet CBOC parking lot and is open to all community members in need. No proof of military service, residency or income is required. 

Participants will receive basic food staples, including dry goods, meat, dairy and fresh produce.

“VA is part of the Joliet community, and we want to help our neighbors in need,” said Elizabeth Thrun, Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Hines VA and the event's coordinator.

Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. A volunteer will load pre-packed items into each vehicle as directed by the driver. Donations will also be offered to those without access to a vehicle.

Hines VA's Joliet CBOC is located at 1201 Eagle Street, Joliet, Illinois, 60432.

The Joliet clinic last hosted a mobile food pantry in November 2023, providing food to 118 households and benefiting more than 409 people. The clinic is planning additional food pantries next year.

The mobile food pantry is in partnership with the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which provided support to approximately 55,500 Will County residents in April 2024, totaling 1.3 million meals. Visit www.solvehungertoday.org to find additional area food pantries. 

Veterans experiencing food, housing or employment insecurity are encouraged to contact Hines VA's Homeless Program at 708-202-4961.

About Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147-acre campus, offers primary, extended and specialty care to veteran patients in the Chicago area. We are the largest VA in the state of Illinois, where more than a million veterans reside. The hospital treats more than 44,000 veterans from World War II through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

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