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A letter to our community from 36 food pantries
A coalition of more than 30 Dane County food pantries, including The River, have released a letter to the community, sounding an alarm about the rising demand for assistance and the need for both immediate community support and longer-term solutions to fill the gap. Please read and share this mes...
2023 Community Impact
In the face of COVID-19: 1,478 new families in Dane County registered for our services. Each household took home an average of 100 pounds of food and supplies per visit. Munch distributed an average of 175 mobile lunches per day to children in 10 low-income neighborhoods: Oak Park Terrace, Ridgec...
Why Volunteer with Pantry Express?
Our wonderful volunteers, Brinnan and Joel, have helped to lead The River's Saturday pantry session, called Pantry Express. Learn why they are so passionate about volunteering with this program. "I started volunteering with The River in January of 2019. I was looking for a way to give b...
2022 Community Impact
In the face of COVID-19: 1,478 new families in Dane County registered for our services. Each household took home an average of 100 pounds of food and supplies per visit. Munch distributed an average of 175 mobile lunches per day to children in 10 low-income neighborhoods: Oak Park Terrace, Ridgec...
Volunteer with River Delivers
The River seeks volunteers to support our free contactless delivery program, River Delivers, which ensures homebound households have access to food. Position descriptions include: River Delivers Assistant: Help pack orders for our River Delivers clients, which will be loaded into volunteer drivers'...