Small volunteer groups that provide food assistance to Illinoisans in need could be eligible for a new round of grant money under a program announced this week.
Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced the Charitable Trust Hunger Relief Grant program will provide grants of up to $5,000 to 10 nonprofit organizations that don’t have full-time employees to purchase food for those in need.
Applications opened June 1 and will remain open through July 31.
The announcement comes as food assistance groups experience increased need due to cuts to federal food assistance, including the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.
Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, states that for every meal the organization provides, SNAP provides nine.
