Mahomet Helping Hands Food Pantry

03/06/2026

Week @ a Glance! 📣

📌We kick off the week with our Baby, Toddler and Preschool Storytimes!
📌Braver Angels debate happens Tuesday.
📌Elementary Explorers changes to Lego Club this month! We can't wait to see those awesome creations!
📌Thursday, join us for An Evening with Dr. Gingold: A Holocaust Survivor's Story.
📌Graphic Novel Book Club meets this Friday, featuring "DnDoggos"!
📌Don't miss our Minecraft Party! on Saturday morning!

03/06/2026

Our lovely President, Della Jacobs, was featured in the weekend edition of The News-Gazette! Only a few more days until we are open!

Check out the story here: https://www.news-gazette.com/business/retail/its-your-business-new-urbana-pantry-to-offer-free-hygiene-products/article_99e7c4fa-ca69-448a-8dab-a3b3ec77c9b6.html

03/06/2026

Calling all school-aged builders, explorers, and Minecraft fans! Join us for an epic Minecraft themed morning of crafts and activities on Saturday, March 7 from 10am-11:30am.

03/06/2026

Spring Break is right around the corner 🌸☀️

Registration for MAYC Spring Break is officially OPEN! Don’t miss out on a fun-filled week of activities, friends, and unforgettable memories at the Mahomet Area Youth Club.

Spots will fill quickly — scan the QR code on the flyer to get your child signed up today! 💚

MAYC Spring Break will be Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm at the Clubhouse on 700 W. Main St. This will be for MAYC members who are going in Kindergarten through 9th grade in the school year 2025 - 2026. Membership & Registration are both required. This is the registration form. If an updated membership form is needed, MAYC will contact you.

if you have any questions, please reach out to our director Brii, at director@mahometyouth.org or 217-586-6323.

03/06/2026

02/17/2026

🚛 The Foodmobile will be distributing food in the following counties this week:
❤️ Champaign County on Monday, February 16
❤️ McLean County on Thursday, February 19
For a list of stops and for more information, visit https://www.eifoodbank.org/help/mobile.html.

02/17/2026

Week @ a Glance! 📣

📌Adult & Teen Reading Challenge is still going on!
📌Library Card Design Competition happening until the end of February!
📌On Tuesday, Adult Crafternoon meets for those who registered.
📌Cartoon Club will watch "Amphibia" on Thursday.
📌Teens Teach Tech is back on Saturday to help you with all of your tech related questions!

02/17/2026

Calling all 6th–12th graders!

The Salvation Army is opening the gym on February 28 from 7–9 PM for a night of fun, friends, and FREE food.

Come play, relax, connect, and enjoy pizza and soft drinks on us.

Invite someone new—we’d love to see you there!

02/10/2026

The second Saturday of every month is our donation day. Stop by this coming Saturday, February 14th, between 9:30am-10:30am, with paper towels, kleenex, toilet paper, toothpaste, laundry detergent, dish soap or any food/toiletry items. We have been serving about 70 families a month and we are able to do this because of our amazing community that supports us through volunteering and donations. We are thankful for you and your generosity!! If you would like to help but cannot make it in to drop off donations, we also take online donations.

Learn more about our food pantry We're here to share our story with you. We're not just another food bank, but a community that cares deeply about providing for our neighbors. Our passion for helping those in need drives us to offer a wide range of dry and canned goods, frozen meat, breads, paper pr...

02/09/2026

Week @ a Glance!📣 The Library has another great week of programming for you!

📌The Library Card Design Competition is on-going until Feb. 28!
📌Our Adult and Teen Reading Challenge finishes up on Feb. 28 as well.
📌Tuesday Night Book Club happens this week with a discussion of "James".
📌Valentine Bingo on Thursday!
📌Learn how to buy a house with our Keys to Homeownership program. on Thursday.
📌Friday our Teen After-Hours Yappin' Hours: Powerpoint Party is happening.
📌We top off the week with our annual Murder Mystery Dinner, with this year's theme - A Poisonous Promenade!

12/20/2025

12/02/2025

It's , a day of generosity from those who can to those who need a helping hand. Together we can make a difference, to strengthen and transform our community! Please consider being apart of Giving Tuesday and donating to Mahomet Helping Hands today. Your dollar goes right back to our community to help feed any family who is food insecure. We give away paper products, toiletries, shelf stable food, eggs and meat monthly. We serve about 70 families a month. Thank you for your support!!