The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization. The organization has a board of directors, an exective director and a staff of 18. We are located on the west side of the city of Chicago in a 12,500 square foot facility that houses a warehouse, staff offices, a fully-equipped instruction kitchen and a classroom.

Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation's commitment to providing nutritious meals to Chicago's hungry began in 1976. At that time, CAHF's parent organization was the Church Committee on Hunger, a working program of the Church Federation of Greater Chicago that provided resources for Chicago's pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.

In the years that followed, the Church Committee on Hunger advanced steadily in its fight against hunger. It began monthly food distributions, standardized eligibility criteria for emergency pantries and helped establish the Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago Interagency Food Network and the Illinois Hunger Coalition.



In 1990, the Church Federation spun off its food program to become the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation. Under the guidance of Executive Director Beverly Decker, the Federation rapidly instituted new and innovative programs. CAHF became the only Chicago-based organization to exclusively distribute grade-A fresh fruits and vegetables to nearly 200 soup kitchens, emergency pantries and homeless shelters.



In addition, CAHF is the only hunger-relief agency to offer accredited training to the emergency feeding system within the six-county region of northeastern Illinois. CAHF's Training Institute offers instruction in safe food handling and sanitation. Passing students receive certification from the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago and Continuing Education Units from the International Association of Continuing Education and Training.