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Food Insecurity

Local Resources

EIU Campus Food Pantry

• Phone: 217-581-3967
• Address: 1347 McAfee Gym
• Hours: Hours
• Other: Students and Staff must present EIU Panther Card

Charleston Area Churches Food Pantry

• Phone: 217-348-3030
• Address: 990 West State Street, Charleston, IL 61920
• Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM & Thursday: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
• Other: Individuals must live in Coles County, can visit this pantry every 30 days as needed.
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Carpenters Table a Leg of Standing Stone

• Phone 217-549-3378
• Address: 375 North 14^th Street, Charleston, IL 61920
• Hours: Wednesday – Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM & Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
• Other: People in need of food can participate once every two weeks.
• Link:

Catholic Charities of Coles, Douglas, and Edgar Counties

• Phone: (217) 235-0420
• Hours: Tues-Fri 9 AM-1 PM
• Address: 4217 Dewitt Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
• Other: Provides local services including clothing assistance, food pantry, housewares assistance, furniture assistance, Med Assist, and Medical Equipment Loan Program.
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The Salvation Army of Coles County

• Phone: (217) 235-5667
• Address: 1300 Richmond Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
• Client Choice food pantry Hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 10 AM-3 PM
• Other: The food pantry provides shelf-stable pantry items, bread, cereal, meat, and other household necessities.
• Link:  

The Haven

• Hours: Monday-Sunday noon-1 PM and dinner every night 6-7 PM
• Phone: 217- 234-7237
• Address: 1812 Western Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
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Mattoon Community Food Center

• Phone: 217-258-8321
• Address: 600 Moultrie Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
• Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
• Other: Clients that meet the IL Department of Human Services income guidelines are eligible to receive food once every 30 days
• Link:  

Mattoon Christian Church Food Pantry

Find Food Illinois Community Food Map (General Locator)

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Resources for Online Students/Students at Home

Just because a student goes home doesn't mean access to food always improves. To help promote access to food and improve the overall health of EIU students, the links below will help connect you with the closest foodbank in your area. Each foodbank has a search feature on their page that will direct you to local food pantries and resources

Central Illinois Food Bank (serving Adams, Bond, Brown, Cass, Christian, Effingham, Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Marion, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, and Shelby counties)

Eastern Illinois Food Bank (serving Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Livingston, McLean, Moultrie, Piatt, Vermilion, and Woodford counties)

Greater Chicago Food Depository (Serving Cook county)

Northern Illinois Food Bank (serving Boone, Dekalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will, and Winnebago counties)

Peoria Area Food Bank (serving Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties)

River Bend Food Bank (serving Bureau, Carroll, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Warren, and Whiteside counties)

St. Louis Area Food Bank (serving Calhoun, Clinton, Franklin, Jackson, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington, and Williamson counties)

Tri-State Food Bank (serving Alexander, Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Lawrence, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, and White counties)