Food Not Bombs Springfield, IL

10/17/2026

Produce Share no.2 of 3 this month!
Next Saturday, October 24 at 4PM, we'll be back inside First Presbyterian Church to share free produce and basic needs supplies with the community.

If you got activated to do something more in your community, come help in building mutual aid support networks with us in Springfield. Solidarity, not charity 🫶

Sign up to help below or through links on our page:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044AA9A829A2FCC07-65990021-october

10/16/2026

10/15/2026

Next week, we're sharing a meal for Warm Meal Wednesday at Intricate Minds with Land of Lincoln DSA!
Get a free, hot meal at 12pm at Intricate Minds on N Grand, Wednesday, October 21. All are welcome.

If you are available to help cook, transport, dish out, or clean up after the meal between Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, or lunchtime, please sign up below or in our links to make this happen with us!
tinyurl.com/wmw1021

10/13/2026

The next three Saturdays, we are sharing produce at 3 different locations!

As the No Kings Rally takes place at the capitol on Saturday, October 17, we'll have our tables of free produce from noon until 2pm, or until the produce is gone. Join us, and support community materially!

See the time and location details of the rest of our shares this month on the pinned October calendar post or check our linktree page. Sign-up to help transport and set up in the links!

10/08/2026

Karaoke Night at Dumb Records with Food Not Bombs is back again!
Bring your friends, sing your favorite song, listen to other's favorites, and enjoy some light refreshments.

Wednesday, October 14, 7pm
Dumb Records 418 E Monroe
$5 suggested donation/pay what you can, but we will not turn away those who can't donate. Donations go toward Food Not Bombs' mutual aid supplies for free food shares.

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

A grocery store downtown?

🛒 Grant opportunity: Bringing fresh food closer to home

Every Springfield neighborhood deserves easy access to fresh, healthy food. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is now accepting applications for Round 3 of its New Stores in Food Deserts program, part of the Illinois Grocery Initiative.

The program will award a total of $20.8 million, with individual grants of $500,000 to $5.2 million. Grants help open new grocery stores in eligible food desert areas and can cover:
✅ Property purchase, construction, and renovation
✅ Equipment and fixtures
✅ Up to two years of startup operating costs, including wages and initial food inventory

Who can apply: units of local government, and independent grocers or co-ops with fewer than 500 employees and no more than four locations.

📅 Applications are due December 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Applicants who submit by November 25 can get an early eligibility review.

Free application assistance is available through Western Illinois University's Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs.

👉 Full details: https://dceo.illinois.gov/aboutdceo/grantopportunities/3295-4240.html

Photo Credit - https://www.facebook.com/SpringfieldRewind/photos/osco-drug-510-east-adams-on-the-square-downtown-1979/10157006053768558/

10/03/2026

10/02/2026

We're back outside on Capitol Ave at 7th St for our next meal & produce share on Saturday, October 10 at 4PM! We encourage everyone to bring containers or bags if you're able, but we have you covered if you can't. Other basic need supplies will also be available. As always, everything is free, and all are welcome.

Let's hope for pleasant weather!

To volunteer with us for this meal share, please head to our profile links to see which areas we need help with and shoot us a message if you have any questions 🫶

09/30/2026

October is upon us, and we have tons in store this month. See below to view all of our regularly scheduled events and several additional events we will be doing this month. You can also check out our calendar on our linktree page. Please sign up wherever you can through our profile links. We appreciate all the help we can get with this busy schedule, sharing produce 4 Saturdays this month!

Food Not Bombs shares free food on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Our bi-weekly meetings alternate between Lincoln Library and Church of the Brethren where we coordinate future events and discuss all of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into what we do. There is always the option to join via the Discord voice channel if you can not attend in person. New members are always encouraged to attend!

10/4 DIY Sticker-Making Social, 2-4PM, Three Ducks Bookstore, 414 E Monroe St
Feel free to bring your own designs on paper to turn into stickers or some vegan-friendly snacks to share! All are welcome, we will have kid-safe scissors for the youngsters! Free

10/10 Meal and Produce Share, 4PM, Southwest Corner of 7th St and Capitol Ave
✳️We're back out on the corner we used to share at for this one ✳️

10/12 Potluck Meeting, 6:30PM, Church of the Brethren, 2115 Yale Blvd
Bring vegan-friendly food to share if you'd like. All are welcome!

10/14 Karaoke Night, 7PM, Dumb Records, 418 E Monroe St
Karaoke night again at Dumb to benefit Food Not Bombs mutual aid efforts🎶 $5 suggested donation/pay-what-you-can, no one refused for inability to donate.

10/17 Produce Share, 12PM, Capitol Ave & 2nd St during No Kings 4

10/21 Warm Meal Wednesday, 12PM, Intricate Minds, 619 N Grand Ave E

10/24 Produce Share, 4PM, 1st Presbyterian Church, 321 S 7th St

10/26 General Meeting, 6:30PM, Lincoln Library, Bicentennial Room (3rd Floor), 326 S 7th St

10/31 🎃 Produce Share, 4PM, Union Square Park, 500 E Madison St (Northwest picnic tables)

As always, any contribution of your time is greatly appreciated! We can't do what we do without support from our community, especially when it comes to hands-on work related to food prep, transportation, being chef, and gleaning!