100 Men of Dane County provides grants to organizations that help youth in Dane County overcome adversity. Their members voted for The River Food Pantry to win the second quarter grant of this year.MADISON, Wis. — May 20, 2022 — 100 Men of Dane County has awarded The River Food Pantry a $97,000...
MADISON, Wis. — February 2, 2022 — The River Food Pantry has been awarded their 4th consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. A 4-star rating is the highest possible assessment awarded, and it is based upon key indicators of financial...
MADISON, Wis. — January 25, 2022 — The Madison Community Foundation’s Ecumenical Fund for Nutrition has awarded The River Food Pantry a $25,000 grant to support their new online grocery ordering system, called ePantry. “We are so thankful to the Ecumenical Fund for Nutrition for their con...
Representatives from Second Harvest visited The River to commemorate their RDO agreement. From left to right: Lori Peppard, Second Harvest Agency Representative; Helen Osborn-Senatus, The River Director of Operations; Bethany Michiels, The River Community Coordinator; Michelle Orge, Second Harvest ...
Feed the Children will deliver a semi-truck full of food, essentials, toys and books to The River Food Pantry for families in Dane County on Dec. 30. MADISON, Wis. — December 27, 2021 — The River Food Pantry is partnering with Feed the Children, a leading nonprofit focused on alleviating chi...
The River Food Pantry’s volunteer, Peg, uses a checklist to fill a cart with specific food items, including produce, dairy, bread, meat, pet food, and toilet paper, that a client ordered online through ePantry. MADISON, Wis. — December 9, 2021 — People facing food insecurity in Dane County no...
In celebration of Veterans Day, veterans served by The River will receive a homemade lasagna, like the one pictured, from local volunteers with Lasagna Love.MADISON, Wis. — The River Food Pantry has partnered with the volunteers of Lasagna Love to deliver free homemade lasagnas to homes of the pa...
Inland Empire Community Foundation provided The River the largest grant the food pantry has ever received. MADISON, Wis. — March 25, 2021 — The River Food Pantry recently received a $422,500 grant from the Inland Empire Community Foundation — the largest gift the food pantry has seen since...
Each Thanksgiving to-go meal will be served cold and include a menu with reheating instructions and allergen information, as presented by The River’s Community Meals Coordinator, Chris Tuttle (left), and Interim Executive Director, Rhonda Adams. MADISON, Wis. — November 20, 2020 — The Rive...
River Delivers seeks more volunteers to help meet high demand for home deliveries (Left to right) JJ Meyer, River Delivers Coordinator, helps River Runners, Judy Fisher and Mark Allen, load their car with groceries to deliver to those who are facing food insecurity and unable to leave home due to ...
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The River Food Pantry’s Munch Mobile Meals program has distributed an average of 253 nutritious meals....