Food Bridge | “Your Connection to Wholesome Groceries”
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The River Food Pantry, NewBridge Madison, and RSVP of Dane County have partnered to launch Food Bridge: a free monthly food delivery program for low-income older adults in Madison and Monona.
How Food Bridge Works:
- NewBridge staff members will work with older adults in their homes or at the NewBridge offices to coordinate food delivery once a month.
- RSVP volunteers will pick up food from The River Food Pantry and deliver to older adults at their mutual convenience.
- Food Bridge will allow older adults to have two or three nutritious meals a day by delivering healthy food from The River Food Pantry to older adult’s homes.
- Older adults can save on average of $67 per week or $268 per month by receiving free food and resources from The River.
Thanks to all the Food Bridge volunteers for picking up curbside groceries from The River throughout the COVID-19 pandemic!
To Receive Food:
- Call NewBridge at (608) 512-0000 and become a Case Managed Client
- Be 60 years of age or older
- Live in Madison or Monona
- Fall below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level (1 person $1,561.25 / mo or 2 people $2,113.76 / mo)
- Homebound and at nutritional risk
To Become a Volunteer:
- Contact RSVP of Dane County at (608) 238-7787
- Pass a background check and participate in one of our monthly orientations
- Get matched with a NewBridge Client in need of food
- Coordinate and schedule with your match one monthly food delivery from The River Food Pantry
Goal:
Serve 60 older adults in 2020 and 300 older adults by 2024. To make this program a success, donations and volunteers are needed.
(UPDATE: As of June 2020, Food Bridge is serving 3 TIMES our original goal of serving 60 households this year!)
[Photos taken at The River prior to COVID-19]