Mercadito Community-Run Food Pantry - GPLXC Centro Cultural
2711 West 51st Street, Chicago, IL 60632
Western or Kedzie Orange line
English
Contact (708) 872-8798 for additional information.
Chicago, IL
Description
Gage Park Latinx Council's (GPLXC) Mercadito is Gage Park's only community-run food pantry that operates independently to distribute culturally reflective food in Gage Park. Mercadito started in 2020 as a mutual aid response to the Covid-19 Pandemic and has grown to be a life-saving community resource feeding over 500 families fresh, healthy, culturally reflective food monthly.
Date of Last Formal Update
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What's Here
Providing organization
Gage Park Latinx Council
Gage Park Latinx Council is a Queer, DACA, Latinx-led grassroots organization that runs two Cultural Centers in Gage Park, a neighborhood located on the Southwest side of Chicago. GPLXC organizes programs, spaces, and initiatives holistically, through art, popular education, and direct actions grounded in social justice, mutual aid, and abolition.