Food Pantries and Centers

  • Community Powered Fridge: A refrigerator at Tricklebee Café (4424 W. North Avenue) stocked with fresh produce and healthy foods.

  • Gaenslen School Food Pantry: A community food pantry located at 1250 E. Burleigh Street.

  • Interchange Food Pantry: Operates at two locations: Village Church (130 E. Juneau Ave) and St. Mark AME (1530 W. Atkinson).

  • Jewish Community Pantry: Located at 2900 W. Center Street; open Tuesdays from 4:00–6:00 pm and Thursdays from 9:00 am–12:00 pm.

  • Kinship Community Food Center: Located at St. Casimir Church (2600 N. Bremen Street); open Saturdays from 8:30–10:30 am and Tuesdays from 4:00–6:00 pm.

  • Nourish MKE: A community food center that provides experience in selecting and preparing food.

  • Mayfair Road Food Pantry: Serves residents of zip codes 53210, 53218, 53222, 53224, and 53225 on Wednesdays from 1:00–3:00 pm (non-perishables are available to anyone in need during this time).

  • Milwaukee Christian Center: Offers community services, including an emergency food pantry.

  • Praise Temple Food Pantry: Located at 6103 W. Capitol Drive; open Tuesdays from 10:00 am–12:00 pm.

  • Riverwest Food Pantry: A community food pantry reachable at 414-301-1478.

  • St. Casimir Parish Hall: Located at 924 E. Clarke Street; serves residents of zip codes 53202, 53203, 53211, 53212, and 53217. Open Tuesdays (4:30–6:30 pm) and Saturdays (8:30–10:30 am). Photo ID and proof of address are required.

  • Salvation Army Food Pantry: Features three locations in the Milwaukee area.

  • UMOS, Inc. Food Pantry: Serves first-time visitors and residents of zip codes 53207 and 53221.

Meal Programs and Cafés

  • Milwaukee County Aging Services: A dining program providing lunch to seniors aged 60 and older at area senior centers.

  • St. Vincent DePaul Meal Program: Operates two locations: Cross Roads Kitchen (931 W. Madison Street) and Harambee Kitchen (2600 N. 2nd Street).

  • Tricklebee Café: A pay-what-you-can community café serving healthy meals at 4424 W. North Avenue.

Mobile and Locational Resources

  • Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin: Provides a website to locate community pantries in the area.

  • Hunger Task Force, Inc.: Operates the Milwaukee Mobile Market, a traveling discount grocery store.

  • Milwaukee County Food Map: An interactive map for finding food pantries, meal programs, and infant formula pantries.

  • Milwaukee Food Council: Provides a collection of maps showing emergency food locations.