Excerpts from wgntv.com:
The Chicago Fire Department Foundation is teaming up with local food pantries to get working smoke detectors to people who need them.
The program launched two years ago and is now working with eight local food pantries to get more smoke detectors in homes.
Nourishing Hope fights food insecurity in Chicago and provides the equivalent of four million meals every year. The non-profit recently gave out 500 smoke detectors in less than a month through their online market.
In 2022, the program distributed 3,000 free smoke detectors through pantries. The fire department foundation says this year, it will surpass that number to help meet the critical needs of sustenance and safety.
