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Unemployment has spiked, finances are stretched, food insecurity is on the rise, and vulnerable populations have struggled in their daily life. But the crisis also has provided opportunities for Chicagoans to help each other.
Chicago Sun Times, April 2020
In partnership with ADA and Top Box Foods, BCBSIL provided more than 2,000 healthy meal kits to members needing meal assistance in Aurora, Chicago, and Rockford.
HealthPayerIntelligence, December 2020
Team Leverage: Bringing It Home — a collaboration of Chicago nonprofit Top Box Foods, Evanston-based tech company FarmLogix and an Indiana farming hub — beat out four other finalists to win the $500,000 Food to Market Challenge.
Chicago Tribune, October 2016
[Top Box Foods Express] has been fresh every time; it’s worth the money we pay. In fact, it saves us money. — Diane White, Zion, IL
Daily Herald, October 2016
Our customers do not see themselves as the recipients of charity... they are buying their food at affordable rates and providing for themselves and for their families. There's a lot of dignity in our mission. (The) fact that it's a hand up and not a handout is one of the reasons so many people like to work with us.
Chicago Tribune, February 2015