Ways you can help
Chicago Grows Food
fight food insecurity!
100% of donations received from the community go towards the Grow Your Groceries programs & education opportunities. Every dollar goes towards providing the materials to help someone grow their own food and reduce food insecurity in Chicago.
Donate Items
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Donate Items
Learn more about what your contributions can go towards.
Volunteer
Interested in sharing your knowledge, skills, experience, or time?
We have an opportunity for you.
Help Build Grow Kits | assemble one and five gallon reusable bags, soil, seeds or a seedlings, and an educational booklet.
- Groups of up to 20 are welcome and events will occur outside or in a greenhouse.
- Kits get distributed to students, families, and individuals through schools, churches, community events, farm stands and more.
Home Garden Technical Assistance | be available to answer questions participants have about their home gardens.
- Remote opportunity
- Requires knowledge of gardening or trusted resources
- Can support meetings technically as well
Education & Research | use your knowledge and skills to help us improve our resources.
- Opportunities to host workshops
- Support continual improvement of website & promoted materials
CGF Collaborating Organizations
- Chicago Partnerships for Health Promotion
- DePaul Steans Center
- Gardeneers
- Healthy Schools Campaign
- Openlands
- Stein Learning Gardens at St. Sabina
- University of Illinois at Chicago