Tuesdays in Blue Island
The Blue Cap Food Pantry
Every Tuesday, with volunteers working 9am to 2pm, Blue Cap's pantry hands out food and household supplies to neighbours in Blue Island and nearby communities.
Every Tuesday
Blue Cap's food pantry runs on Tuesdays, and the volunteers who staff it work from 9am to 2pm. It is one of the few parts of Blue Cap that any neighbour can walk into, whether or not anyone in the family receives services here.
Distribution times can shift from week to week, so call the main office at (708) 389-6578 before you come by. The office is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, and the people answering the phone can tell you what to expect on the day and which door to use at Broadway.
Illustration of a stocked pantry, not a photo of Blue Cap's own shelves.
Neighbors in Blue Island and the towns around it
The pantry serves Blue Island and the communities nearby. Google reviewers describe more than groceries: they mention household supplies such as masks, toothbrushes and toothpaste handed out alongside the food, and a staff they call kind and quick.
It sits beside the day programs, supportive living and home-based services Blue Cap has offered people with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1967. The same building, the same staff, and the same idea from Blue Cap's mission: support people to enjoy their life to the fullest, starting with what is on the table.
Spend a Tuesday as a volunteer
Volunteers staff the pantry on Tuesdays between 9am and 2pm. To sign up, contact Marge Pyzik, Director of Adult Services, at (708) 389-6578 ext. 102 or MargeP@blue-cap.org. Companies can bring a team through Blue Cap's Lend a Hand volunteer day, where staff volunteer while being paid.
If you would rather give food, call the main office at (708) 389-6578 to arrange a food donation. Community groups also run their own benefits for the pantry; the Development Office at (708) 389-8137 ext. 801 can help you plan one.
Blue Cap holds a 4.5 rating from 31 Google reviews. Call (708) 389-6578 for the pantry's current Tuesday times.
What two Google reviewers wrote about the pantry
The amount of food they give you, the supplies they give you (masks, tooth brush, tooth paste etc) are all really amazing things to help families in need. Such a kind staff that works there and very fast as well. Really appreciate the people who donate or volunteer. They do an amazing job helping their community
The ladies who run it along with the help of volunteers serves Blue Island, Robbins and the surrounding communities each and every Tuesday with style and grace.
Three ways to help the pantry
To volunteer or donate, call Marge Pyzik, Director of Adult Services, at (708) 389-6578, ext. 102.
Volunteer
Tuesdays between 9am and 2pm. Sign up with Marge, or write to MargeP@blue-cap.org.
Donate food
Call the main office and ask for ext. 102 to arrange a donation.
Come to a benefit event
The Hot Rod Holiday Hoedown, hosted by Romin' Chariots in Blue Island, benefits the Blue Cap Food Pantry. Dates are announced each year.
More ways to give time are on get involved, and the current list of events is on special events.