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Food Banks See Demand Rise as Economy Falls
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Food Banks Become 'New Normal' for Millions
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Roger Schmith as CBS 2's "People You Should Know"  (click here for printable copy)

WSCP "Sets the Bar" for Community Pantries

Click to hear our Director of Operations radio interviews (please be patient as the files load):
   February 2009 interview on hunger in DuPage.
   October 2009 interview on The River.

Pantry video on YouTube: View Part 1 then View Part 2

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The Pantry "Sets the Bar" for Community Pantries 

The West Suburban Community Pantry was proclaimed as “setting the bar” for community pantries by a USDA executive during an official visit recently.

The esteemed group, visiting from Washington D.C., was there to assess the pantry’s Emergency Food Stamp Program. Among the group were Lisa Pino, USDA Deputy Administrator for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program); Audrey Rowe, USDA Deputy Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs; Susan Holzer, USDA Midwest Region Chief for SNAP; Alan Rebok, Bureau Chief of the Illinois Department of Human Services; and Elizabeth Donovan, Agency Services Director for Northern Illinois Food Bank. 

The West Suburban Community Pantry made an overwhelming positive impact on the USDA executives. Audrey Rowe, who oversees the school feeding and government commodities programs, stated she had visited many food banks in her career, but she had never visited a place where clients were treated with such dignity.

Rowe was impressed that the pantry was clean, well-stocked and organized, with items efficiently displayed. She also noted that the pantry offers its clients fresh meat, milk, eggs, cheese, and a large selection of fruits and vegetables.

Additionally, Rowe took time from her busy schedule to work with volunteers, including fulfilling an order and assisting staff at a client table. When leaving, she complimented all present, and told them that the Woodridge Community Pantry “set the bar” for pantry operations.

Director of Operations on the Radio!

Roger Schmith, the Pantry's Director of Operations, was interviewed on local radio stations (Please be patient as the files load. Thank you!):
Ray Hanania from WJJG 1530 AM (February 2009).
The River (October 2009)

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