Door Creek Church will host a community blood drive on Madison’s Northside from 12:00–4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 8, at 1181 N. Sherman Ave, inside Door Creek Church Activity Center. Sponsored once again by The River Food Pantry and Northside Planning Council, the public blood drive will supp...
The S.L. Gimbel Foundation is a component fund at the Inland Empire Community Foundation based in California. MADISON, Wis. — December 15, 2022 — The River Food Pantry recently received a $500,000 grant from the S.L. Gimbel Foundation, a component fund at The Inland Empire Community Fo...
UPDATE: Thanks to all who supported The River's collaborative Giving Tuesday campaign! 177 donors generously gave over $38,000—plus, a $10,000 match—for a total of $48,000 to help feed food-insecure veterans in Madison.Despite their sacrifices for our country, veterans are at a great risk of foo...
Dear Friends of The River, The Madison Common Council is preparing to vote on the 2023 city budget, including an amendment allocating $1 million to help fund the future construction of a new building for The River. Since this is an amendment to the currently proposed budget, at least 11 members o...
Dear Valued Customers, Great news! Starting Tues., Sept. 27, our curbside grocery distribution line will return to The River’s parking lot. This means that you can go straight to The River to register for groceries instead of the nearby waiting lot. We greatly appreciate your patien...
This summer, The River was fortunate to host two paid interns to help us fight hunger in Dane County through No Kid Hungry’s Youth Ambassador Program. From June to August, Gio Dinon supported our Access Team programs (ePantry, River Delivers, and Community Partners), curbside groceries, and FA...
MADISON, Wis. — August 30, 2022 — The River Food Pantry has been voted both Best Charitable Organization and Best Customer Service through the Madison.com 2022 People’s Choice Awards. Click to read The River's listing in the People's Choice Winners Guide. “The key to good customer...
“With rising gas prices, there is no money for any extras,” according to a client of The River Food Pantry. As inflation continues to soar, more local households are utilizing The River Food Pantry for the first time. By the end of July, over 1,000 new households had already registered for T...
Dear Valued Customers, Due to circumstances that are out of our control, The River is making changes to our curbside grocery distribution process. The purpose of these changes is to increase efficiency and reduce the lines of vehicles on the property. We ask you to please be patient with us an...
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church requested a hands-on learning experience for their vacation bible school students from the mobile lunch program, Munch. MADISON, Wis. — June 30, 2022 — Students at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Middleton recently received a hands-on learning experience about ...
This summer, a long-time volunteer and supporter brought her grandchildren in for a tour of The River. The children learned....
MADISON, Wis. — July 28, 2026 — The River Food Pantry will receive a semitruck delivery of approximately 40,000 pounds....