gave the food bank a $25,000 grant in 2011, enough to provide 150,000 meals. In 2017, the food bank partnered with employees at Partners Warehouse and Elwood Fire Department to provide 260 boxes of food to 2,000 people right before the American holiday season. Distribution Centers Northern Illinois Food Bank has four distribution centers. They are located in Geneva, Loves Park, Park City, and Joliet. The West Suburban Center (Geneva) is the largest with 147,000 square feet and provides 5.5 million meals a day in 13 counties outside Cook County. The North Suburban Center (Park City) distribution center has 9,600 square feet of space. The Northwest Center (Rockford) distribution center has 23,000 square feet of space. The South Suburban Office (Joliet) distribution center serves Will, Kankakee, Kendall, and Grundy counties. The new warehouse is estimated to increase the capacity of the food bank by one million meals a year. The Joliet location has 18,000 square feet of space rented from Harvest Bible Chapel and includes refrigerators and freezers to store cold foods. Programs Meals On the Move During the summer, Northern Illinois Food Bank operates a mobile program called Meals on the Move. The Meals on the Move truck travels to six different locations throughout Aurora to serve free meals to children 18 years and young. The program is administered by the Illinois State Board of Education in partnership with the USDA Summer Food Service Program. The program partners with the Aurora Public Library bookmobile and Fox Valley Park District Neighborhood Art Program to provide activities for the children. Spartan Food Pantry Kristi Crawford and Atlee Mathews worked with the food bank to start a pilot program at West Elementary School in Sycamore. The pantry opened on October 3, 2018 and is supplied by Northern Illinois Food Bank every two weeks. Holiday Meal Box The Holiday Meal Box program is a yearly event conducted by the food bank. The program packs boxes with a traditional holiday meal and distributes the boxes to families in need throughout November and December. Companies participating in the annual program have included Tyson Foods, Kellogg's, and Jewel-Osco. Summer Meal Program The Summer Meal Program provides breakfast, lunch and snacks at over 130 locations to children 18 and under and runs from June to mid-August. In 2017 the Summer Meal Program served 245,000 meals at parks, churches, schools, and other sites. Events and Fundraising Northern Illinois