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The free Taste for The Homeless winterfest event will provide participants with groceries, clothing, health screenings and other essentials. Organizers hope to help at least 1,500 people on Sunday.
There are a number of places each week where West Side residents can get free groceries and other assistance.
The 100 Austin residents participating in the free program will get twice-monthly deliveries for another six months.
Boxes of food are being delivered to the homes of dozens of Austin residents with disabilities through the new program, a partnership between Circle Urban Ministries, the city of Chicago, the Vivery Idea Lab and others.
Amid rising food and gas costs, local groups are helping West Side residents through pop-up pantries and home delivery programs, as well as longstanding food pantry locations.
Tickets for the two-day event being held later this week in Austin and Oak Park are still available.
The local nonprofit will benefit from the upcoming Food Aid Festival, which will be held July 22 and 23 in Austin. The festival will raise funds for organizations addressing food insecurity.
The Thierer Family Foundation has given a $25,000 grant to Dion’s Chicago Dream, an Englewood-based grocery delivery service, to expand food deliveries in Austin.
West Side groups in Austin, including the Austin Garden Collective, Forty Acres and the Austin Community Food Co-Op, are working together to help feed the hungry and support local entrepreneurs.
Stop by 415 S. Kilpatrick Ave from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4. The event is sponsored by the Omega Psi Phi chapters Nu Pi, Rho Mu Mu and Rho; and Gamma Gamma.