The Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs is pleased to act as a drop off center for the Winnetka Is Neighborly (WIN) Food Drive to benefit the New Trier Township Food Pantry.

The need is great and our neighbors are hurting.  Here are New Trier Township Food Pantry facts WIN obtained from the Township:

* About 100 households, or just over 200 people, currently use the pantry. This number has DOUBLED since 2008.

* Consequently NTT has reduced use-per-family from 1x a week to 2x a month, and placed a 2-bag limit on
quantity.

* Contrary to myth, the homeless do not use the pantry. Users must have a township address and incomes less than 200% of the poverty level or $24,000 per year.

* People in every village in the township are using the pantry.

* Those who need the pantry often are struggling with one or more of the following: Displacement (job loss),
Disability and Disease, Divorce, Death, Desertion, Domestic Violence, and Drugs and Alcohol.

As the area's premier advocate for fair & affordable housing, the Housing Center can attest to the fact that area homeowners and tenants alike are cash-strapped and many are barely a paycheck away from foreclosure or eviction. 

Please feel free to drop by non-perishable foods or paper goods to the Housing Center's office, 614 Lincoln Ave., between October 22 ("Make A Difference Day") through November 23 (the day before Thanksgiving).

Thank you!