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Mobile Pantry
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.
95% of the households served by Mobile Pantry deliveries reported these deliveries have or are currently preventing hunger in their household.
To find out if you are eligible for resources from the Mobile Pantry contact partnershpteam@gmail.com or call 715 600 1202. All inquiries and deliveries are confidential.
Mobile Pantry FAQ’s
What is the purpose of the Mobile Pantry?
The Portage County Mobile Pantry seeks to ensure that rural residents of Portage County have access to food assistance when needed. The Mobile Pantry aims to enrich lives through the delivery of food to individuals and families with limited resources to access transportation to a food pantry.
Where is the Mobile Pantry located?
The Portage County Mobile Pantry is a non-profit, tax exempt, organization that seeks to ensure that rural residents of Portage County have their food assistance needs met. Our pantry is located at the Beloved Community Church at 900 Brilowski Rd., Stevens Point, WI 54482
Where can referrals and volunteers be directed?
Contact partnershpteam@gmail.com or call 715 600 1202.
What is the history of the Mobile Pantry?
The Mobile Pantry has been in existence since 2001. The Portage County Mobile Pantry is a non-profit community outreach program that consists of a Coordinator and volunteers, and is located at Beloved Community Church. The Coordinator and volunteers can be found sorting, checking dates, and shelving food as items are delivered. The second and fourth Thursday of each month the volunteers package groceries and sort through produce that is donated by a local grocery store or the Giving Gardens program. Mobile Pantry helps as many as 40-50 people per month. We are careful not to duplicate existing efforts, but rather to reach those who are in need. The recipients of the Mobile Pantry in Portage County we deliver to are typically elderly and low income, who may have a medical condition, be disabled, and do not have extended families to rely on. We deliver to the outlying areas of Portage County. The recipients may have no means of transportation and no money for gas, or unreliable transportation.
Marcy Ferriter first conceived the idea of the Mobile Pantry and was the director of the program until her death in 2024. She and her husband Dennis put in countless volunteer hours to manage the program. We are very grateful to Marcy and Dennis for all they have done with the Mobile Pantry and with their other volunteer activities to make Portage County a better, brighter, friendlier place to live.
Where does the Mobile Pantry deliver to?
The Mobile Pantry continues its successful efforts of delivering food to rural areas. Currently the Mobile Pantry delivers to these outlying areas: Junction City, Rosholt, Amherst, Amherst Junction, and Almond-Bancroft.
When do deliveries take place?
Deliveries are made on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
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