The Mobile Pantry continues its successful efforts of delivering food to rural areas. Volunteers needed! Donations always accepted.

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Due to the economic crunch around our nation, having enough food to eat has become a crisis for many families.

The Mobile Pantry of Portage County wants to reach out and help. The Pantry is operated by the Hunger and Poverty Prevention Partnership and seeks to ensure that rural residents of Portage County have access to food assistance if needed

Beneficiaries of the Mobile Pantry

• An individual loses their spouse and his income. There is no stable monthly income to provide for basic necessities.

• An unforeseen surgery leaves a family member only able to work part time. The other family member coincidentally loses their job.

• An individual is on a fixed income, not in the best of health, and has to rely on volunteer drivers for all means of travel.

Currently the Mobile Pantry delivers to these outlying areas: Junction City, Rosholt, Amherst, Amherst Junction and Almond-Bancroft.

Deliveries are made on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.

95% of the households served by Mobile Pantry deliveries reported these deliveries have or are currently preventing hunger in their household.
While the unemployment rate was “only” 5%, the food insecurity rate among Portage County residents was 36%.

To find out if you are eligible for resources from the Mobile Pantry call (715) 341-9922.

All inquiries and deliveries are confidential.

Mobile Updates:

Received a grant from the GB Packer Foundation! (click for more info)

Picture is of Marcy Ferriter, Mobile Pantry Coordinator and Alice Stoffel of the Hunger Partnership who wrote the grant. They are with Mark Murphy, President/CEO of the Packers in Green Bay   2/22/10

We always in need of additional drivers, and a packer or two would be great as well.  If interested, contact Marcy Ferriter at 341-9922
or agy-joe@charter.net

Mobile Pantry is doing fine,  We have some new packers and interested drivers. This is good as it will give our present drivers some time off here and there. And our new packers are great and fit right in.

We have seen an increase in families with children needing assistance.  But we have also seen a couple of our families find work and were able to be on their own and not need our services any longer.

Mobile Pantry is now part of the Roundy's Foundation - donation of a pallet of food items and a check to go with that.  That will be so helpful to our pantry.

We have a new goal , "Adding Nutrition one pound at a time."  We are striving to provide foods that are more nutritious, e.g. meat, cheese, fresh fresh produce, etc., than just things like Mac and cheese and soups.  This last Thursday we received WONDERFUL fresh organic produce through the Farmshead program. The amount and quality of that produce was such a delight and so beneficial to our clients.  Thank you Eric!

We still depend on the community for food and monetary donations.  We are Thankful for the support we receive.  However,  we need to keep people/ organizations/businesses informed as to what Mobile Pantry is all about and what it can do for someone in need, as well as we can use their help in the form of a food drive, special collections, and the like. So spread the word. Thank you.

Marcy Ferriter