Putnam County Food Pantry

10/08/2026

🎁🎁🎁It’s that time again! Christmas Basket forms are available at the Food Pantry, in the record or can print here. YOU MUST HAVE A FORM TO GET A BASKET. Please only fill out ONE form per family! Deadline is Nov 1st! 🎁🎁

08/03/2026

The Putnam County Food Pantry is looking for ground hamburger. We would like to support a local farmer who may have 75-100 lbs of 1lb packages for purchase.

As always, personal care products are also a need, including: Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash, Bar Soap, Toothpaste, Tooth Brushes, and Dental Floss.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

01/23/2026

🥶 WEATHER RELATED CLOSING 🥶

The PC Food Pantry will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, January 24th, 2026 due to the extremely cold weather. If you have an emergency 🚨 need for food, please email [email protected] or call Gayle at (815) 866-6484.

12/13/2025

2025 Christmas Baskets are complete! We had a record number this year! Many many thanks to all who have helped this year! It takes a village, and this village is amazing! Thanks to PC Sheriffs, Fire Dept, Rotary, Hennepin Foods, UCC Church, Sacred Heart, Hennepin Church, Toys in the pantry, the High School students, all the delivery drivers, basket fillers, donations, the behind the seen Characters Gayle Reno, Amy Cimei, Cathy Oliveri, Karissa Hopkins, Michelle Carboni, Sheila Haage and many many many more! We appreciate all the help and donations! Merry Christmas! 🎅❤️🤶

12/13/2025

12/13/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

12/10/2025

The PC Food Pantry Board and volunteers are often asked what items are needed before food drives are conducted. We have created a monthly suggestion list for the next year. Any of the items below are appreciated throughout the year, however.

The pantry is open from 8:30am-10:30am on Saturday mornings. Arrangements can be made outside those hours for drop offs or pick-ups.

Questions can also be sent to [email protected].

12/08/2025

REMINDER!!! Christmas basket pick up is THIS Saturday 12/13 between 8-930 am. Please show up with an empty car. Pickup will be the same as previous years! 🎅🤶

12/04/2025

Thank you to the employees of Altman Plants in Granville who brought in a very large food donation recently! We appreciate you very much!!

12/04/2025

Thank you to the Community Foundation of Central Illinois for your generous donation!

Last month, CFCI awarded $40,000 in hunger relief grants. As the need continued to rise, we launched a $20,000 community match challenge and our wonderful donors did not hesitate to step up, and step up quickly. Now, a total of $80,000 will be distributed across 8 counties, 20 towns, and 27 organizations before years end.

We’re proud to announce the second-round grant recipients: