Financial support more critical than ever to meet the need MADISON, Wis. — February 29, 2024 — Without food pantries, thousands of people in our community wouldn’t have access to enough food to meet their basic needs. The demand across six of Dane County’s largest food pantries has reach...

Through Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, The River will redistribute fresh food to those in need Representatives from The River and Whole Foods Market celebrated the refrigerated van donation at Whole Foods Market’s new Madison store. MADISON, Wis. — Decemb...

The River Food Pantry joined State Representative Melissa Ratcliff, Chef Carmell Jackson of Melly Mell’s Soul Food, and Ian’s Pizza at the Capitol to kick off “The Mac Attack” being featured at Ian’s Pizza. MADISON, Wis. — December 4, 2023 — From November 28 through December 12, al...

MADISON, Wis. — September 3, 2023 — The River Food Pantry has been voted both Best Charitable Organization and Best Chef through the Madison.com 2023 People’s Choice Awards. Click to read The River's listing in the People's Choice Winners Guide. “We put a lot of love into se...

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...

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...