For Immediate Release – June 25, 2025
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois receives 32,708 Pounds of Food.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, recently received 1,224 cases (32,708 pounds) of shelf stable food in addition to 68 cases of liquid dish soap and 48 cases automatic dishwasher liquid from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in June.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a mission of “Loving Our Neighbor” by striving to follow the example of Jesus Christ to feed the hungry, take in the stranger, and clothe the naked. Catholic Charities has a similar mission to “extend to all the healing and empowering presence of Jesus.” It was a simple decision for the two organizations to collaborate to help fight food insecurity by feeding those in need.
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has seven regional offices in our Diocese, offering 22 different programs. These programs have served thousands of hard-working families that struggle to afford the inflated prices of groceries, rent, and utilities. Those we serve are scared, hungry, and hurting. We rely on your prayers, support, and partnerships to serve the needs of families.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints owns farms nationwide, producing wheat, vegetable, and fruit crops to support their efforts. These raw products are sent to a processing facility and become shelf-stable products to be distributed. They send 15 – 20 semi-trucks a week to cities across the country. “We are happy to be able to contribute to the wonderful work Catholic Charities is doing in meeting food needs in the 28 counties they serve in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois,” said Robert Martinez, President of the Springfield Illinois Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “We were fortunate enough to be able to contribute commodities, and they have the food distribution network to get them to people who need nutrition support. Together, we are able to accomplish more good than we could separately.”
For more information on their Welfare and Humanitarian Services, contact David Risley with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1.217.361.6758 or david.e.risley@gmail.com or go to their website at: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/belong/loving-our-neighbor.
For more information on Catholic Charities Food Pantry and Mobile Food Pantry programs, please contact Development & Marketing Director Jasmine Drake at 1.217.523.9201, ext. 304 or drake@cc.dio.org.
