Velia Flores of Chicago started volunteering at the Salvation Army in Norridge about 15 years ago and is part of the Bread of Life crew which sorts donated bread for distribution to the needy. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteers Mary Lane (left) of Park Ridge and Velia Flores of Chicago sort donated bread into individual bags for distribution to the needy once a week at the Salvation Army in Norridge as part of the Bread of Life crew. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

After meeting with staff at the Salvation Army in Norridge, food pantry clients are given a ticket which lists the number of adults, children and pets in the family so that food pantry volunteers can give them the appropriate food. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Velia Flores (left) of Chicago and Irene Doornbos of Park Ridge sort donated bread into individual bags for distribution to the needy once a week at the Salvation Army in Norridge as part of the Bread of Life crew. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Velia Flores of Chicago sorts donated bread into individual bags for distrubtion to the needy once a week at the Salvation Army in Norridge. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Greg Petersen (left) of Norwood Park gathers food to give to clients during The Salvation Army's weekly food pantry in Norridge. He has volunteered during his lunch hour once a week for the past ten months. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Greg Petersen (left) of Norwood Park hands out food to Michael Zenczak of Harwood Heights during The Salvation Army's weekly food pantry in Norridge. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Irene Doornbos of Park Ridge, 85, has volunteered for the Salvation Army for about 11 years. Volunteer Bernie McDermott of Chicago is in the background. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

John Smothers of Norridge started volunteering during bread distribution at the Salvation Army in Norridge around Thanksgiving. Once a client, he now wants to give back as a volunteer. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Alexis Medina of Schaumburg pulls out some frozen items from the freezer for clients at the food pantry in Norridge. She works in the area and volunteers when she can. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Volunteer Dawn Dolibois (left) of Chicago asks a food pantry client which can of vegetables she wanted at the Salvation Army in Norridge. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Bernie McDermott of Chicago has been a volunteer at the Salvation Army in Norridge for a year, helping to sort bread for distribuition to the needy. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media