Summertime Smiles!
FISH offers HOPE by Helping Other People Eat
FISH of McHenry Food Pantry is open on the
3rd Tuesday of each month from 4:30pm - 6:30pm to address the needs of our clients that work during the day. This is being offered as an ADDITIONAL OPTION to your monthly distribution NOT an ADDITIONAL SERVICE to your monthly distribution. The 3rd Tuesday of the month in August is: August 18, 2026 All in Need are Welcome!
Client Choices include canned goods, dry goods, fresh produce, cereal, rice, pasta, soups, frozen meat, eggs, milk, snacks, beverages, bakery goods, paper goods, cleaning supplies & personal care items.
We serve in an Outdoor Drive-Up Format
FISH of McHenry Food Pantry distributes food only outdoors in a drive-up format. Generous carts are filled by volunteers with Client Choice preferences chosen from a Shopping List. A "Bonus Box" is also included with each order that may include similar products that are on the Shopping List with additional snacks and goodies. It's a surprise every month! Currently, we are offering our services to families and individual adults who are in need of food assistance regardless of their geographic living area.
Our Outdoor Drive-Up format allows us to distribute food to several households much more efficiently and with shorter wait times. If you are in need of assistance or know of anyone in need, please come see us! A. All guests that visit our facility will be served with food and household items during our regular pantry hours. ID Cards and Proof of Address are not required at this time. If you have not registered with us, please complete a Registration Form by clicking on one of the links below. 2026 English Registration Form 2026 Espanol Registration Form B. Guests should remain in their cars and follow instructions from our volunteers directing traffic in the parking lot. Please drive slowly at all times for safety purposes. Each car will receive a clipboard with a shopping list of items to be checked off. Cars will also receive a number for every household in the car to be placed on their windshield. This number will be written on each order along with their name. The list will be filled inside the pantry by volunteers and brought out in carts to cars in the loading area. To view our current Shopping Lists, please click on the following links below. It is recommended that you have a Shopping List completed before you arrive at the pantry. This will help to speed up your wait time. English Pantry Shopping List Espanol Pantry Shopping List C. DoorDash Deliveries are now available at FISH of McHenry Food Pantry to those who are homebound, disabled or do not have transportation available during our regular pantry hours. Deliveries can only be made if the residence is within 15 miles of our pantry. To schedule a delivery, call us at: 815-344-4717 or email us at [email protected]. We need to schedule all deliveries in advance with the DoorDash Service. Please call during our pantry hours on Tuesday or Thursday mornings or email us in advance if you would like to set up a delivery. Top 10 List for Food DrivesThinking of hosting a Food Drive? We have compiled a list of items most needed for our guests to choose on their Shopping List each month. We try to keep most of these items in stock on a regular basis. Click on FISH Fundraiser Kit tab for Link to print Handouts!
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD- 3027, USDA https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:1.mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 3.
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