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Share Food: Packages of food for $16 plus $1 shipping; extra value packs for additional cost; no limit on orders; no income guidelines; Link cards accepted for food; offered once a month.

Three Twin City sites: Salvation Army (contact Joyce and Greg Topping at (309) 452-8940); Hilltop Mobile Home Park (contact Lorene Smith at (309) 827-3349); New Vision Church of God (contact Charlotte Talkington, (309) 663-2278).

Menu information, signup and pickup dates available from contact people. (August delivery date is Aug. 23; signup begins soon.)

Angel Food: Boxes of food for $30; specials available for additional cost; no limit on orders; basic package must be purchased to get specials; no income guidelines; Link cards accepted; offered once a month.

Distribution at Grace Church Activity Center, 1311 W. Hovey Ave., Normal; sign up at church or by mail. Menu and other information available at www.basicoutreach.com.

Free meals

• Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, 527 W. Jackson St., Bloomington; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• City of Refuge, 2405 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 5 to 6:45 p.m. third Wednesday of each month.

• Home Sweet Home Ministries, 303 E. Oakland Ave., Bloomington; noon and 5 p.m. every day.

Food pantries

• Clare House, 703 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; no requirements.

• Center of Hope, 116 N. Cottage Ave., Normal; by appointment; call (309) 452-8240; also offers delivery to seniors and medically homebound.

• City of Refuge, 2405 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 4 to 6 p.m. second and third Friday of the month; photo identification required.

• College Avenue Baptist Church, 1320 E. College Ave., Normal; pantry open twice a month by appointment only; call (309) 452-3359; must fill out form on first visit.

• Eastview Christian Church, 1500 Airport Road, Bloomington; 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; photo identification and piece of recent mail with name and address required; no income requirements; can use once every six weeks.

• Ministry & More, 1107 W. Empire St., Bloomington; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays; no requirements; furniture and other items also available; contact Don and Linda Winterland at (309) 287-4008.

• Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, 801 W. Market St., Bloomington; 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays; no requirements but must fill out a form.

• St. Vincent de Paul Society, 711 N. Main St., Bloomington; 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays; proof of address and identification required.

• The Salvation Army, 611 W. Washington St., Bloomington; 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday; proof of address and photo identification required; first-time users must have Social Security cards for all in the household.

• Vale Community Church, 1304 Morrissey Drive, Bloomington; 8 to 10 a.m. Saturdays; photo identification required; no income requirements; can use every four weeks; has "goodie" table with a variety of free items.

• Western Avenue Community Center, 600 N. Western Ave., Bloomington; 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; need proof of address and photo identification.

Livingston County

• Livingston County Community Pantry, 420 N. Plum St., Pontiac; 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays; photo identification needed and income information will be asked.

• St. Vincent de Paul Food and Clothing Pantry, 505 N. Chicago St., Pontiac; 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays; proof of address needed.

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