The River is focusing on serving food insecure veterans with a designated market session on Wednesdays from 11am–1pm. This new market session, which began May 1, is also open to seniors ages 60 and over. Similar to other regular weekly market sessions at The River, veteran and senior client...
Help us provide 30,000+ healthy lunches to children in Dane County this summer! Summer vacation is near. That means thousands of children in our community will no longer receive free lunch from school. Without reliable access to healthy lunch, these children could lack the nutrition they ne...
Starting May 1, The River Food Pantry will introduce a new senior market session for clients ages 60 and over on Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm. Similar to other regular weekly market sessions at The River, senior clients will have an opportunity to shop for free groceries and clothing, as wel...
The City of Madison has announced that the roads surrounding The River will undergo construction over the next two to three months. Construction is planned to start April 29 on Darwin Road–Packers Avenue to International Lane.Although street parking will occasionally be limited, The River will...
Pictured from left to right: Jim Lenzer, Gary Barnes, Denny Skaanning, Sharon Mohr. The River recently established a new Volunteer Advisory Committee (VAC) to strengthen our volunteer program! The committee will focus on helping The River achieve our aspiration of becoming a leading organization...
Kailey and Avery are little volunteers with big hearts. After helping make lunches for other children through our mobile lunch program (MUNCH), they decided to raise money for The River by raking leaves. With pride and excitement, the girls brought us their donation of $4.40. We are truly humbled by...
Photo source: Hope's Home: An Outreach Ministry of First United Ministry Church. First United Methodist Church, located at 203 Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Madison, will host an emergency day warming center on Mon., Jan. 28–Fri., Feb. 1 from 8:00 am–4:00 pm for families and women experiencing h...
MADISON, Wis. — January 17, 2019 — The Rotary Club of Madison yesterday presented its Senior Service Award to Sharon Mohr, a full-time volunteer at The River Food Pantry, during the club's meeting at Park Hotel. Mohr has volunteered about 40 hours a week for the past five years at The Riv...
Join The River for our fourth annual tasting event, Feed the Need, on Sunday, April 7 from 3–6 p.m. at CUNA Mutual Group! Tickets include all food and drink samples!$50 each through April 5Tickets will not be available at the door. All proceeds benefit The River. This yea...
The River is able to make such an impact because of the support of our community. We are truly grateful. If you have not yet had the chance to contribute, we would welcome your donation now. ABOUT THE TAX LAW We know that kindness and compassion are at the heart of your support. Because Th...
Inland Empire Community Foundation provided The River the largest grant the food pantry has ever received.....
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