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Food Insecurity

Suburban Chicago couple's market, ice cream parlor feeds community

EVANSTON, Ill. – An Evanston couple with a little store and big hearts is making a difference by fighting food insecurity in their community and beyond.Hunger knows no bounds. It can hide in unexpected places, even on Chicago's North Side, but Evanston couple Clarence and Wendy Weaver are trying to change that one bag of groceries at a time.

''Wendy added that the demand grew from 25 families to 50 and then 50 to 100, and then more than 200. Twice a month, anyone could come.'You have a need. We've got food. We want to make sure that you have it,' said Sydni.But not everyone can make it to the giveaways. So Clarence showed CBS 2 the pantry downstairs that's full of donated canned goods, meat and more.

 

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