• Choose to Eat or to Pay Rent? -- Perfect Storm Hits City's Food Charities

  • Mar 20 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
  • Podcast

Choose to Eat or to Pay Rent? -- Perfect Storm Hits City's Food Charities

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Relying weekly on one’s local food pantry for groceries, personal items and more can already be a stressful existence. But now, a myriad of factors are contributing to additional pressure being felt from all sides of the city, as unprecedented demand has led to stretched resources and frayed patience. For example, Nourishing Hope (formerly known as Lakeview Pantry) saw an increase of over 20k first-time clients last year alone, and inflation, an unexpected population increase and a reduction to federal stimulus packages post-lockdown may push that number even higher moving forward. This week, Chicago Tribune reporter Kate Armanini and Nourishing Hope CEO Kellie O'Connell join host/producer Jim Hanke to unpack this growing issue, and how pantries are trying to go beyond food, to feed the soul.

    Follow Kate Armanini on X | Follow Nourishing Hope on Instagram

    Follow WBBM Newsradio: TikTok | Facebook | Instagram | X
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Choose to Eat or to Pay Rent? -- Perfect Storm Hits City's Food Charities

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.