Group serving immigrants on Northwest Side gets new warehouse-size space; site’s first food giveaway set for Saturday

Mario Garcia, executive director of Onward Neighborhood House, crouches next to bags of groceries and produce inside its new location at 2644 N. Central Ave. on Friday. A monthly food giveaway there begins Saturday. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

An organization that helps immigrants and underserved families is getting a brand new space to expand on the Northwest Side.

The organization, Onward Neighborhood House, plans to install a food pantry in the space at 2644 N. Central Ave. in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood and eventually house partner organizations there as well.