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...

“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...

The River Food Pantry was nominated as a top 5 finalist for Best Charitable Organization AND Best Customer Service in Madison through the Madison.com People's Choice Awards! “Thanks to all our amazing supporters, The River won Best Charitable Organization in 2021 and we hope to do it again this y...

Starting May 28, The River Food Pantry will introduce a new pantry session, called Pantry Express, on Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm that offers a condensed selection of curbside groceries and to-go meals. “By offering a pantry session on the weekend that does not require registration, we will incre...