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Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Aurora, Illinois, United States • 7 Employees
Individual & Family Services

To continue the legacy of Marie Wilkinson, the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry is dedicated to meeting the hunger needs of individuals and families in Aurora and surrounding communities by educating, empowering, and enlightening people to be self-sustainable through collaborations and partnerships.Hunger Relief for Aurora, IL and Kane CountyMore than 62,000 people suffer from hunger and undernutrition in Kane County. The Marie Hunger Relief at Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry & Community Garden Park, Aurora IL, Wilkinson Food Pantry was the pioneer food pantry in Aurora IL, founded to make basic life needs available to those who need them.Each year, this Aurora Illinois Food Pantry serves the nutritional needs for over 12,000 families and individuals and that number continues to grow each week. Many of our pantry clients are children, the elderly, low-income residents, and the disabled. Clients also include the "working poor", those individuals who are employed but do not earn enough to make ends meet.About Marie Wilkinson of Aurora, ILMarie WilkinsonDriven by a new life purpose, Wilkinson began giving out bags of food to those in need from her bungalow on View Street. She recruited friends and neighbors to help, and soon she had started a soup kitchen and food pantry. Today, the Food Pantry continues to serve the communities of Aurora IL, Kane County, and the surrounding areas.Driven by a new life purpose, Wilkinson began giving out bags of food to those in need from her bungalow on View Street. She recruited friends and neighbors to help, and soon she had started a soup kitchen and food pantry. Today, the Food Pantry continues to serve the communities of Aurora IL, Kane County, and the surrounding areas.