[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21711]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


              HONORING THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 28, 2006

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Greater Chicago 
Food Depository, a non-profit organization that provides food to a 
half-million adults and children every year. The Food Depository 
accomplishes this massive undertaking with a network of almost 600 food 
pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters in the Chicago area. Last year, 
the Food Depository distributed more than forty million pounds of 
nonperishable food, fresh produce, dairy products, and meat--the 
equivalent of more than 84,000 meals every day.
  Recently, the WGN Radio Neediest Kids Fund awarded a $60,000 grant to 
the Greater Chicago Food Depository, supporting two of its unique 
programs: the Kids Cafe and Nourish for Knowledge. These programs 
specifically focus on providing sustenance for the neediest children.
  The Food Depository administers nearly forty Kids Cafes in Cook 
County, serving over 1800 meals per day through this program. Kids Cafe 
is a place where underprivileged children can enjoy a warm meal, 
exercise, and receive tutoring/other educational services. The Food 
Depository also sponsors Nourish for Knowledge, a program that provides 
take-home bags of food on weekends to schoolchildren in low-income 
neighborhoods. Together, the Chicago Food Depository and the Chicago 
Public Schools offer bags of food and after school programming for 
students and their parents in sixteen community schools. Both Kids Cafe 
and Nourish for Knowledge act to mitigate the negative effects of 
hunger for young people.
  Today, I am honored to recognize the Greater Chicago Food Depository, 
their sponsors and partners, and all those making their work possible. 
The Food Depository's ongoing and innovative efforts to fight hunger 
serve as an inspiration to our community. In a world where hunger 
plagues many people, organizations like the Greater Chicago Food 
Depository make life-saving differences

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