FOOD PANTRY
Pantry Hours:
Mondays: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Wednesdays: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Saturdays: 11:00am - 1:30pm
Bay View Community Center’s Emergency Food Pantry serves those living in 53207, 53215, 53221, and 53235.
We strive to improve food security with our Emergency Food Pantry and Fresh Food Access Initiatives.
Food insecurity is a condition that leads to hunger, often as a result of poverty, unemployment, chronic health conditions, racial discrimination, etc. Bay View Community Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, ability, or national origin. We want to help serve as many people in the community as possible.
WHEN YOU ARRIVE
Customers are able to utilize the Food Pantry once per month.
1. Park safely and make your way into our building.
2. A volunteer will hand you a number when you arrive; take a seat and wait until your number is called.
3. We’ll ask for a form of identification for you and everyone in your household, as well as a proof of residence (like a recent piece of mail)
4. After we record your information and food requests, you will be directed to a room where you'll be able to shop.
5. Shop and grab food that will be best for you and your family.
6. Grab your refrigerated & frozen items on your way out.
7. If you need help taking your groceries to your car, one of our volunteers will assist you!
If you have any questions, please give us a call at (414) 482-1000
DONATIONS
Yes, we are accepting donations!* We are in need of the following items:
- Shelf-stable milk
- Canned fruit and veggies
- Canned proteins
- Cereal
- Vegetable oil
- Rice
- Individually wrapped, single serving snacks
- Toilet paper
- Dish soap
- Laundry detergent
- Menstrual care products (tampons, pads, etc)
*Please ensure that donated food is not expired. The Food Pantry cannot distribute expired food.
Donations can be dropped of at our Front Desk during open Front Desk Hours.
PANTRY GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Our approach to food offerings that support health:
At Bay View Community Center, we strive to offer food pantry customers a selection of nourishing, culturally inclusive, and accessible foods. While we do not have a formal nutrition policy, we are guided by a set of values that prioritize the health and dignity of those we serve.
We aim to offer foods that:
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Support overall health and well-being
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Reflect the diversity of our community
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Are easy to prepare and store
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Promote balanced meals using MyPlate as a general framework
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That said, all food donations are welcome and needed!
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The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal funded food program, administered through the State of WI Dept. of Health Services, Bay View Community Center's Emergency Food Pantry is a recipient of TEFAP Foods in Partnership with Hunger Task Force.
Link: https://www.fns.usda.gov/civil-rights/nds
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.