Pantry Guidelines

Food Pantry Guidelines

Please bring a bag or a basket to carry your food home.

​Children in the pantry waiting area must be supervised by a responsible adult. Children are not permitted in the food pantry itself (the area where you choose your food).

Definitions

Household - normally a full living unit postal address; Building Number, Street Name, Unit Number; may be a family of blood relatives and/or non-related roommates, housemates etc. in the same living unit.

We are currently registering our guests' visits using the Link2Feed system provided by FeedingAmerica and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. Personal information collected by us or other pantries or agencies that we use to record you and your household's visit is subject to the policies of that service which you would have seen and signed, on paper or electronically, at either our pantry, another pantry you have visited, or the internet registration link shown below. 

You may pre-register at Link2Feed using this link:  Link2Feed Client Enrollment  (or totl.faith/register)

Residency

We permit only one pantry visit per household each month but we currently have no residency requirements.

Required Verifications

Each household must designate one or more members of that household a head-of-household. A head of household can be anyone 18 years of age and older residing in the household. Any designated head-of-household may pick up food from the pantry for that household but we allow only one pickup per month.

Photo ID:

All heads of household that might be permitted to visit the pantry to collect food must be identified, if possible, by a a Photo ID. Acceptable IDs include: State Driver's License, State ID Card, Passport, Matricula Consular, United States Permanent Resident ID (Green Card), Employer ID, Military ID, Library Card, Student ID, or US Passport Card. 

Address Verification:

EVERY member of the household must be identified as residing at the household address by one of the following: Illinois State Driver's License, Illinois State ID Card, United States Passport, Matricula Consular, United States Permanent Resident ID (Green Card), Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Insurance Documents, or other mail pieces showing the household member's name and the household address. Infants under one year of age may be identified as a household resident by presenting a birth certificate showing one of the verified household residents as a parent.

 All of these policies are subject to change and to the discretion of the directors of God's Glory Food Pantry.