FOOD RESOURCE DIRECTORY

• Food Stamp Program
• School Breakfast Lunch
• (WIC) Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children
• Child and Adult Care Food Programs
• Fare For All
• Second and Fourth Tuesday Banquet
• Senior Meal Sites and Home Delivered Meals
• Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program (WNEP) Pierce County UWEX
• Salvation Army
• Food Pantries
• The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
• Hunger Prevention Council of Pierce County, Inc.

Contact: Pierce County Human Services Dept.

Phone: 273-6788

To qualify for food share, a household must meet certain income and resource

standards.

Contact:  Individual School Districts

• Ellsworth – 273-3911
• Elmwood – 639-2711
• Plum City – 647-2511
• River Falls – 425-1800
• Spring Valley – 778-5551 x5109
• Prescott – 262-5782

Household income determines whether a family is eligible for

reduced price or free meals.  The school lunch program must

meet nutrition requirements established by the federal government.

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Contact:  Pierce County Public Health Dept.

Phone: 273-6758

The WIC Program has an income eligibility limit (185% of the official poverty

level) but is not connected to welfare programs.  It is a Public Health

Dept. program which provides health screening, nutrition education and vouchers

for specific foods and infant formulas for pregnant and nursing women, infants,

and children under age 5.

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Square Meal – A Positive Step

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association – (800) 783-9322

Program reimburses providers for meals served to day care children

at licensed and certified day care facilities.  WECA also

reimburses pre-schools.

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Phone: 594-3674

A cooperative, surplus food buying project.  There are no restrictions

or income eligibility.  Participants receive $25 to $35 worth of food

in exchange for two hours of community service of their choosing and $15.50.  Food

stamps may be accepted as payment.  Must call to reserve a package.

Phone:  425-1870

Sponsored by five churches in River Falls: United Methodist, Ezekiel Lutheran,

St. Bridget’s, First Congregational and Luther Memorial.  Volunteers

serve a free meal from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday

of every month at St. Bridgets Catholic Church at 211 East Division Street

in River Falls.

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Phone:  273-6780

Mid-day meals offered daily to senior citizens at seven sites in Pierce County.  Meals

can be delivered in each area to persons who are temporarily or permanently

homebound.

Phone: 273-6781

Foods nutrition and resource management, education information and materials

for low income individuals and families.

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Phone: City of River Falls – 715-425-8900; Pierce County 715-273-3275

For emergency food needs an operator can connect persons with volunteers in

their immediate area.

FOOD PANTRIES

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The Prescott Area Food Shelf and Pierce County Food pantry

are TEFAP outlets.  Participants

must be income eligible to benefit from TEFAP.

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• Educational Opportunities
• Gleaning
• Mobile Food Pantry
• Pierce County Food Pantry
• Share the Bounty
• TEFAP Contract Holder
• Venison Donation Project