The Pekin Public School District 108 website has information about school re-opening, internet access and other pandemic-related information.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank partners with 900 feeding programs across 13 counties to serve our neighbors needing food. Please use the locator map below to find a food pantry or soup kitchen near you. Use the contact information provided to confirm hours of distribution and residency requirements.

Northeast Community Fund helps families in the Decatur and Macon County community with food, clothing, household goods and funding for utility payments, obtaining IDs, baby formula and wipes, emergency lodging and prescription medicines. The organization’s food pantry provides monthly food baskets to those in need. It also operates a microfinance program and a program for families to work with a staff member and mentor to achieve short- and long-term goals to move towards self-sufficiency.

The district is providing meals for their students, as long as you have an enrolled child, along with breakfast and lunch for any siblings that are 1 yr old or older.

The free Mobile Rx Pantry Program in Freeport distributes healthy produce, milk, eggs, and frozen and canned meats to participants who may be experiencing food insecurity.

List of pantries and free meal options for students in the Macomb area.

The micropantries around Springfield, Chatham and Riverton operate independently and are like little libraries for food where people can take what they want and leave what they can.

Click here for an updated list of micropantries.

The Illinois Extension provides a list of local food pantries in Christian, Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery counties.

Apply for unemployment insurance if you are without access to paid sick leave or unable to work because of COVID-19.

(800) 244-5631

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