Akshay Kalra and Samantha Angelina (pictured left to right) received a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship award for their after-hours food locker project for The River.   Thanks to two UW-Madison students, The River Food Pantry has installed 10 outdoor lockers to fill with free food for any...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 now...