How you can help

Here are some of the food pantries in the Northwest suburbs. Call to find out what foods and toiletries they need most.

Barrington area

• Barrington Township Food Pantry, 602 S. Hough St., Barrington. Call for drop-off hours, (847) 381-5632

• Cuba Township Food Pantry, 28000 W. Cuba Road, Barrington. Drop-offs 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (847) 381-1924. www.cubatownship.com.

Des Plaines/Rosemont

• Self Help Closet and Food Pantry of Des Plaines, 600 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Drop-offs 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Tuesdays; 9-10 a.m. Saturdays. To make special arrangements, call (847) 375-1443.

• Maine Township Emergency Food Pantry, in the township hall, 1700 Ballard Road, Park Ridge. Drop-offs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (847) 297-2510.

• Leyden Township Emergency Food Pantry, 2501 N. Mannheim Road, Franklin Park. Drop-offs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (847) 455-8616.

Palatine/Rolling Meadows

• Palatine Township Food Pantry, in the township building, 721 S. Quentin Road, Suite 101, Palatine. Drop-offs 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. (847) 358-6700.

• Harvest Bible Chapel, 800 Rohlwing Road and Molly Maid, 1051 Rohlwing Road, both in Rolling Meadows, work together on the food pantry. Donations can go to both places. Call the church, (847) 398-7005, for details. Drop-offs to Molly Maid from 8 a. m-5:30 p.m.

Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates

• Schaumburg Township Food Pantry, One Illinois Blvd., Hoffman Estates. Drop-offs 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; after hours drop-offs in the building lobby between 5-10 p.m. (847) 884-0030, ext. 1010.

• Willow Creek Care Center, 2080 Stonington Ave., Hoffman Estates. Monday, 6:30-8 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m.-noon and 6:30-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon and 6:30-8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-noon. (847) 882-3663.

Tri-Village area

• Hanover Township Food Pantry, two drop-off sites, open 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9-11:30 a.m. Saturdays. Astor Community Center, 7431 Astor Ave., Hanover Park, (630) 540-9085; and at 250 S. Route 59, Bartlett, (630) 837-0301.

• Resurrection Parish, 30W350 Army Trail Road, Wayne. Monday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tuesday, 1-4:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon. (630) 289-2510.

Wheeling Township

• Wheeling Township Food Pantry, in the basement of the township hall, 1616 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Drop-offs from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (847) 259-7730.

Mount Prospect

• Village of Mount Prospect Food Pantry, at Mount Prospect Village Hall, 50 S. Emerson St. Drop-offs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (847) 870-5680.

Elk Grove Township

• Elk Grove Township Food Pantry, township hall, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights. Drop-offs 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (847) 437-0300.