FOOD PANTRIES Cambria Bread Basket Community Food Pantry Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Food Pantry/Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton Pantry

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1 FOOD PANTRIES Cambria Bread Basket Community Food Pantry First Presbyterian Church 121 W. Florence Street; Cambria, WI Serves residents of the Cambria School District on an on-call basis (preferably Mondays and Tuesdays) Call: Ann Smedema at (920) , or Joanne Sanderson at (920) for assistance. Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Food Pantry/Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton Pantry 1000 Hwy. 13; Wisconsin Dells, WI Phone: (608) Fax: (608) Tuesdays 9 am-noon and Thursdays 1 to 4 pm Serves residents of Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton School District Columbus/Fall River Food Pantry (currently housed at the Senior Center) Serves residents of Columbus & Fall River School Districts on an on-call basis; call (920) for information. Lodi Food Pantry First Lutheran Church 206 Pleasant Street; Lodi, WI By Appointment Only: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Call Carol Meyer or Judy Brownrigg Serves residents of Lodi School District only. Neighbors in Constant Care Foundation (NICC) Call (920) or (920) for information Serves Columbus/Fall River School Districts Credit mediation, housing or food assistance, referral to other resources. Pardeeville Mobile Food Pantry St. Mary s of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church 318 S. Main St.: Pardeeville, WI (608) th Monday of each month 3:00-4:30pm (Please do not line up before 3pm)

2 Portage Food Pantry Episcopal Church, 211 W. Pleasant St.; Portage, WI (608) Serves residents of the Portage Community School District Monday 11-Noon, Wednesday 11-Noon, Thursday 5-6pm Poynette-Arlington-Dekorra Food Pantry Poynette Village Hall/Nutrition Site 106 S. Main Street; Poynette, WI Donna Luessman (608) ; Melvin or Ruth Ann Waugh (608) Serves residents of the Poynette School District 1-3pm on Tuesdays and 5-7pm on Thursdays. Poynette Clergy Food Pantry Bethel Lutheran Church 101 Bethel Drive; Poynette, WI (608) or Pastor Stephen Kurth Serves residents of Poynette area on an on-call basis. Please call ahead. Prairie Pride Food Pantry Arlington United Methodist Church (Basement) 103 Reagles St., P.O. Box 140 Arlington, WI (608) (Church Phone) (608) Peg Morse (608) Pat Ryan (608) Luann McQueen (608) Pastor Lee Wednesday from 4:30pm-5:30pm and Saturdays from 9am-10:30am Serves residents of Arlington, Poynette, DeKorra, Leeds and Hampton Randolph Food Pantry Evangelical Free Church 702 N. High Street; Randolph, WI (Corner of Hwy 73 and County Rd. P) Sharon Sorenson, church in afternoons (920) Tuesday 1-3 pm Serves Randolph area. Please call ahead, preferably before the weekend.

3 Rio Area Pantry Rio Community Center 104 Lincoln Avenue; Rio, WI John Atkinson (608) or Bob & Helen Risgaard (920) Hours: 2 nd, 3 rd & 4 th Mondays, 10am noon 4 th Mondays 5-6pm Serves residents of Rio, Fall River, Cambria and Doylestown School Districts St. Vincent de Paul 1311 W. Wisconsin St. Portage, WI (608) ; ID and application form required. Will provide a bag of groceries once per month. Hours Mon-Sat, 9 am-4:30 pm 2nd Harvest Mobile Food Pantry is 2 nd Monday of every month 11-noon. (Open to all residents of Columbia County) Wyocena Community Helping Hands Pantry 165 E. Dodge St.; Wyocena, WI Hours: 10am to 12 noon on Monday-Wednesday (Closed holidays, any 4 th or 5 th Mon-Wed. of the month and anytime the school district is closed due to inclement weather.) Clothing, shoes, books, games, puzzles and small household items available to anyone in need. Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton Pantry/Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Food Pantry 1000 Hwy. 13; Wisconsin Dells, WI Phone: (608) Fax: (608) Tuesdays 9 am-noon and Thursdays 1 to 4 pm Serves residents of Wisconsin Dells/Lake Delton School District. Call for more information. OTHER FOOD PROGRAMS Community Gardens Community Gardens in Poynette and Portage provide a small lot of land for a nominal fee to people who want to grow some of their own food. In Portage, contact the Park and Recreation Department, , in Columbus, contact Terry Humiston, (920) and in Poynette contact the Village Administrator s Office at

4 Ensure Phone: (608) Ensure is available at the nutrition site (if prearranged) or Aging and Disabilities Resource Center of Columbia County. The cost is $26.00 per case (24 cans). Ensure comes in a variety of flavors including: chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and butter pecan. There are no requirements and no information collected to purchase Ensure through the ADRC. Farmer s Markets Seasonal Farmers Markets: Cambria: Tuesdays 4pm-7pm at Tarrant Park Columbus: Sundays from 9am to 1pm at N. Ludington (next to Amtrak) Columbus Downtown: Wednesdays from 3-7pm; Parking lot behind City Hall Fall River: Saturdays from 8am to 12pm at Hwy. 16 and Poser Road Lodi: Fridays from 2-6pm; North Main, Corner of 113 and J Portage: Thursday from 2-6pm at Commerce Plaza, corner of Cook and Wisconsin Poynette: Saturdays from 8am to 11am at Pauquette Park (S. Main St.) Randolph: Saturdays from 8am to 12pm at 335 S. High St. Food Share (formerly Food Stamps) Columbia County Health and Human Services 2652 Murphy Road, Door #4 Portage, WI Food assistance based on income. Check your eligibility or apply for Food Share, healthcare or other services at or call (608) Portage Community Meal Free meal available to anyone Served third Saturday of each month, 11-1pm Episcopal Church, 211 Pleasant St.; Portage Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vouchers to spend on fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets and participating farm stands, for age 60 and over meeting income eligibility guidelines. Call Becky Gutzman at UW Extension ( ) for details. Senior Nutrition Program Serves individuals over age 60 and their spouses. No income or asset limits. Noon meals at sites in Columbus, Lodi, Pardeeville, Portage, Poynette, Wisconsin Dells and home delivered meals to homebound seniors who can t prepare daily meals. For more information, call Columbia County

5 Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program WNEP helps low-income families eat better, keep food safe, and stretch their food dollars. Open to those who receive or are eligible to receive a Food Share benefit. Call UW Extension Nutrition Coordinator, Becky Gutzman at ( ) for more information.