Kish College Spring 2024 Plant Sale offers online and in-person shopping
The Kishwaukee College Horticulture program will host its annual Spring Plant Sale as a hybrid event with online and in-person shopping.
Read MoreKishwaukee College is committed to providing resources for students in all aspects of life. We ensure basic needs are available for students, allowing continued success in the classroom. The following resources help students obtain food benefits from local partners, including the College.
Kody's Cupboard was started in 2019 by College staff and the Board of Trustees to provide supplemental resources to alleviate hunger and meet basic needs for the Kishwaukee College community.
Kody’s Cupboard is open from 9 am-2 pm on Tuesdays for walk-ins, C1120, or curbside pickup at the Student Center drive in front of Door 6. Orders must be submitted by Monday at 12:00 pm. Orders placed after 12:00 pm will not be available until the following week unless notified otherwise.
Please email studentlife@kish.edu to explore other options if you are unable to attend the pickup or have transportation challenges.
Current Kishwaukee College students, students enrolled in Illinois High School Diploma classes, and students enrolled in English as a Second Language classes.
Non-perishable food items and feminine hygiene products are available.
To place an order for Kody's Cupboard, please fill out our pickup form to complete your request.
Kody's Cupboard provides meal kits during holidays throughout the year. Check back for current listings.
My Express Pantry
My Express Pantry provides a free online shopping guide for groceries in the DeKalb and North Chicago areas.
SNAP
The Illinois Department of Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP (food stamps) is a food assistance program that helps people with low incomes buy food. Benefits can be used to purchase food items at grocery stores and convenience stores. Benefits are put on a LINK card. Your SNAP unit size is anyone you buy and prepare food with. It does not have to include everyone you live with.
The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have partnered to extend SNAP Benefits to qualified students.
Eligibility requirements are as follows:
Eligible students can apply for benefits online at https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/ or contact your local office for more information.
DeKalb County
DHS Family Community Resource Center
Family Community Resource Center
1629 Afton Road
Sycamore, IL 60178
Phone: 815-895-8667
TTY: 866-322-8423
Fax: 815-895-8679
Ogle County
DHS Family Community Resource Center
Family Community Resource Center
1001 Pines Road
Oregon, IL 61061
Phone: 815-732-2166
TTY: 866-323-4144
Fax: 815-732-4223
The Kishwaukee College Horticulture program will host its annual Spring Plant Sale as a hybrid event with online and in-person shopping.
Read MoreKishwaukee College’s Alpha Rho Eta chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) welcomed 32 new members during the 2023-2024 academic year. The chapter inducted nine of the new members in a candle-lighting ceremony held at the College on Wednesday, April 17.
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