This Passover, 4,000 boxes of matzah will be on the shelves of local food pantries thanks to an exciting new partnership between The ARK, Greater Chicago Food Depository and Jewel-Osco.

“We [The ARK] are fulfilling our mission to help members of our Jewish community who are in need—wherever they live in the Chicago area.” said Caroline Musin Berkowitz, Director of Volunteers and Outreach at The ARK.

Affixed to boxes are stickers with information about The ARK. “We want every Jew in need [in Chicago] to know that The ARK can help them—not just with food, but with medical care, counseling, housing, and other vital services.”

Jewel-Osco donated 1,500 boxes of matzah, and The ARK purchased the rest. The cases were delivered to the GCFD for distribution to local food pantries. The ARK will deliver matzah to food pantries in suburban locations not served by the GCFD.

“This matzah will help thousands of local Jews in need have matzah at their Passover seders,” Musin Berkowitz said. “We are very grateful to Jewel-Osco and the GCFD, and to our generous donors who make everything we do possible.”

For more information about The ARK, visit www.arkchicago.org.