Food Resources
If you or someone you know needs emergency food, text MKEfood to 898-211. You can also call 2-1-1, or visit: https://www.impactinc.org/impact-211/
LOCAL FOOD PANTRY INFORMATION
Please call each organization for the most updated information and to confirm current dates and times of operation.
All Saints Lutheran Church
9131 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154
(414) 762-5111
Food Pantry is Open Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Family Life Center - Saint Stephen
1441 W Oakwood Rd, Oak Creek, WI 53154
(414) 762-0552
www.saintstephenmil.org
Open 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Available to Oak Creek and Franklin zip codes. They partner with Hunger Task Force so first time users should call first.
The Salvation Army - Oak Creek
8853 S Howell Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154
(414) 762-3993
centralusa.salvationarmy.org/
Open 9:00 am - 12:00 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Available to community members of Oak Creek and Franklin. Must provide ID, and tell how many people in the family.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY
Salvation Army
- Various locations and hours
- https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/milwaukee/contact-us/
Praise Temple Food Pantry
- 6103 W Capitol Drive, Milwaukee
- 414-461-9673
- Tuesdays, 10am-12pm
Milwaukee County Food Map
The Milwaukee Food Council
Interchange Food Pantry
- Village Church: 130 E. Juneau Ave
- St. Mark AME: 1530 W Atkinson
- https://www.interchangefoodpantry.org/
Kinship Community Food Center
- St Casimir’s Church: 924 E Clarke St
- Saturday 8:30am – 10:30am
- Tuesday 4:00pm – 6:00 pm
- https://www.kinshipmke.org/
Jewish Community Pantry
- 2900 W Center St.
- Tuesdays 4pm-6pm
- Thursdays 9am-12pm
- https://www.jccmilwaukee.org/program/jewish-community-pantry/
St Vincent DePaul Meal Program
- Cross Roads Kitchen: 931 W. Madison St.
- Harambee Kitchen: 2600 N. 2 St.
- https://www.svdpmilw.org/meal-program.aspx
Hunger Task Forces’ Mobile Market
- Operating as a grocery store on wheels, the Mobile Market provides healthy and affordable food options to families. The Mobile Market offers 25% off all items beyond Piggly Wiggly’s prices.
- To find out where the Mobile Market will be next, look at Hunger Task Force’s Website.
- https://www.hungertaskforce.org
Community-Powered Fridges
- In September, Tricklebee Cafe, One MKE and Metcalfe Park Community Bridges opened a community-powered fridge. Several more are planned to open.
- The community fridge at Tricklebee Café, 4424 W. North Ave., is open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. Visitors can pick up fresh produce and other donated food items.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
- Provides a pantry locator and distributes food to partners across the region.
- https://feedingamericawi.org/
UMOS
- The UMOS food pantry, 2701 S. Chase Ave., provides food boxes to individuals living in the 53207 and 53221 zip codes in Milwaukee.
- First-time visitors living outside these zip codes can also pick up a food box but will be referred to pantries in their current zip code afterwards. Those living in eligible zip codes can pick up a box every 30 days. Every box contains a minimum of 25 pounds of non-perishable foods or, for families, a minimum of 41 pounds of non-perishable foods.
NourishMKE
- Network of community food centers that provides a market-style experience for selecting and preparing food.
- https://www.nourishmke.org/find-food/
Milwaukee Christian Center
- Offers community services, including a food pantry.
- https://mccwi.org/what-we-do/emergency-food-pantry/
- Location: 807 S. 14th Street (Back of parking lot)
- Hours: Monday - Thursday 1pm-3pm
- Eligibility: Serves mostly the 53204 zip code.
Tricklebee Cafe
- Hosts a pay-what-you-can community cafe that provides meals
- http://tricklebeecafe.org/
Milwaukee County Senior Dining Program
- Provides nutritious lunches to seniors 60 and older at various senior centers
- https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/DHHS/Older-Adults-Services/Senior-Centers--
- (414) 289-6995
Mayfair Road Food Pantry
- 4515 N Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa
- Wednesdays 12-3pm.
- Serving residents in the following zip codes: 53210, 53218, 53222, 53224, 53225.
- Operates as a drive-thru pantry
- https://epikos.org/mayfair-road-food-pantry/
Gaenslen School
- 1250 E Burleigh St. Milwaukee (up the ramp in front of the building)
- 414-301-1478
- Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm
- Must bring a picture ID for yourself, identification for each one of your family members including children and a piece of mail proving your address and every other adult’s address in the home
Riverwest Pantry has two locations: Gaenslen School and St. Casimir’s Church. Participants can only go to one of the pantries once a month.
St Casimir Parish Hall
- 924 E Clarke
- Saturdays 8:30-10:30am
- Serving residents of the following zip codes: 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212, 53217
- Photo ID and proof of address required
House of Peace, Milwaukee
Bayview Community Center
- 1320 E. Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee WI
- 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, as well as from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30
- p.m. on Saturday.
- The pantry serves those living in the 53207, 53215, 53221 and 53235 zip codes.
- https://www.bayviewcenter.org/foodpantry
- Can use the pantry once per month
RACINE COUNTY
Racine County Food Bank
WAUKESHA COUNTY
Friends with Food
Waukesha Food Pantry
Falls Area Food Pantry
Other resources
Wisconsin Department of Health Services