Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry and Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry collaborated on this Dunham Fund grant request for emergency food assistance funding to ensure there are adequate resources to maintain both of the distribution programs. The grant will be shared equally by the two food pantries.
In addition, the two pantries have begun meeting to further discuss collaboration between their programs to determine and eliminate areas of overlap and to look for unmet needs that a collaborative effort could address. Both food pantries also collaborate with other social service agencies to bring additional resources to those who utilize the food pantries, such as health services, employment opportunities, free tax preparation, and other services particularly beneficial to those who are struggling.