Kevin M. Yates

Meals in the Meantime is partnering with Hillcrest Baptist Church for our next drive-thru, pop-up food pantry on Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10am at 17300 Pulaski Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois 60478.

✅ All who need help with food are welcome.
✅ Vehicles with more than one household must present separate identification for proof of residency.
✅ Bags available while supplies last.

We are excited to announce the Meals in the Meantime Five-Year Anniversary Gala Fundraiser is sold out! We're sending a big, "THANK YOU!", to everyone who joined our village to fight food insecurity by purchasing a ticket or table. If you'd like to join our village with your tax-deductible gift 💰 please do so here https://loom.ly/UOWYe14 and thank you!

Tickets are selling faster than expected. There's only a few remaining. Get your Meals in the Meantime Five-Year Anniversary Gala Fundraiser tickets now! Purchase your tickets here 🎟️ https://loom.ly/M7SH1mQ

Our Meals in the Meantime five-year anniversary pantry overflowed with volunteers including employees from Amazon.com. We distributed 300 bags of fresh, healthy, high-quality food with fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. Food insecurity is a condition, not a condemnation. We’re changing the condition with Meals in the Meantime.

Thank you Chick-fil-A for inspiring me to lead with intention and purpose. The Impact Accelerator Conference for nonprofit leaders gave a call to action and challenged us to serve and lead with greatness. I’m ready to answer the call with Meals in the Meantime.

When I started Meals in the Meantime five years ago, I knew nothing about nonprofit leadership.

Fast forward to now and while I’ve learned a lot, it’s an ongoing leadership journey.

I’m headed to Atlanta for the Impact Accelerator Conference for nonprofit leaders hosted by Chick-fil-A. 😋

I am super-grateful for this nonprofit leadership development opportunity.

We're celebrating five years of filling the food gap with nourishment and dignity and you're invited! Join us on Saturday, June 6, 5pm, at Tuscany Falls in Mokena, Illinois for our Meals in the Meantime anniversary gala fundraiser. We're almost sold out!

🎟️ Get your ticket now at https://loom.ly/LLKwlWw

💰 If you are not able to join the celebration and want to join the village we're building to fight food insecurity, we invite you to give your gift at https://loom.ly/UOWYe14

We're celebrating five years of filling the food gap with nourishment and dignity and you're invited! Join us on Saturday, June 6, 5pm, at Tuscany Falls in Mokena, Illinois for our Meals in the Meantime anniversary gala fundraiser. Get your ticket today! 🎟️ https://loom.ly/M7SH1mQ

Meals in the Meantime is partnering with Lilydale First Baptist Church for our next drive-thru, pop-up food pantry on Saturday, May 9, 2026, 10am at Lilydale First Baptist Church, 424 Indianwood Boulevard, Park Forest, Illinois 60466.

☑️ All who need help with food are welcome.
☑️ Vehicles with more than one household must present separate identification for proof of residency.
☑️ Bags available while supplies last.

Volunteers are the fuel that power our Meals in the Meantime pantries and we need your power! Our next pop-up food pantry is Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Lilydale First Baptist Church, 424 Indianwood Boulevard Park Forest, Illinois 60466. Can we count on you to be a volunteer?

Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8am. Our pantries end between 11:30am and 12pm. If you are interested and available for volunteering, please sign up here 👉🏼 https://forms.gle/4zfrMahV9cuUc1Zv8.