The River Food Pantry, Northside Planning Council, and Willy Street Co-op will sponsor a community blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. In addition to saving lives, blood donors will receive from ImpactLife a gift card or bonus points to shop at the Im...
In response to continued unhealthy air quality levels today, Thursday, June 29, The River has made the following decisions to keep everyone safe. Our mobile meals program, Munch, is canceled. All our other programs will continue to run, including curbside groceries, FAM, ePantry and River De...
Due to worsening outdoor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke, The River is making adjustments to continue to serve people while keeping our staff and volunteers safe. For today, Wednesday, June 28: Our mobile meals program, Munch, is canceled. All our other programs will continue to ...
UPDATE AS OF JUNE 28: Due to air quality concerns, the launch event for the new Munch truck has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 13 from 3:15–4:00pm at The River (2201 Darwin Road). All are welcome to come tour the truck and learn how it will better serve our community. MADISON, Wi...
The River Food Pantry was nominated as a top finalist for Best Charitable Organization, Best Customer Service & Best Chef in Madison through the Madison.com People’s Choice Awards! “Because of our wonderful supporters, The River won Best Charitable Organization and Best Customer Service in ...
Our wonderful volunteers, Brinnan and Joel, have helped to lead The River's Saturday pantry session, called Pantry Express. Learn why they are so passionate about volunteering with this program. "I started volunteering with The River in January of 2019. I was looking for a way to give b...
Join us for The River Food Pantry Night at the Madison Mallards game on Tuesday, July 11! The first pitch is at 6:05 pm, with gates opening 1 hour prior. Ticket options include: Pepsi Pre-game Tickets: $34 for unlimited food and beer $27 for unlimited food and soda Ticket an...
Dear Clients of The River, Hot summer temperatures have returned! For your safety, we highly recommend you bring items with you to help stay cool while you wait in our curbside distribution line, especially if your vehicle does not have air conditioning. This might include cold ...
Please help The River Food Pantry win the madison.com People’s Choice Awards for Best Charitable Organization and Best Customer Service in Madison! You can nominate 1 business in each category until May 18. Madison.com will tally up the nominations and only the top 5 businesses in each category w...
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...
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The River Food Pantry is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $25,000 Good Neighbor Grant from Ascendium....