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Food Pantry

Location & Hours

Our food pantry has been continuously operating for 33 years.  From a small closet in a local church back in 1986 to an entire 9000 sq ft building today, we help families with limited resources make ends meet.

We carry a wide variety of healthy fresh and frozen produce, dairy, and proteins including milk, eggs, hamburger, chicken, and even frozen pizza.  With the help of Second Harvest, the Community Action Coalition, community food drives, and cash donations we are also able to offer packaged goods including baking supplies, cereal, pasta, and canned tuna, fruits, vegetables, and soups.

​Our
food recovery program 
provides the food pantry with bread and other bakery items donated from area grocers and ready-to-eat food from local companies with cafeteria services.  Recovered food is also served during our free community meal offered on the 1st and 3rd Saturday each month from 11:30am - 12:45pm.

​See Eligibility below.
Address:
       1200 E Verona Avenue
       Verona, WI 53593

Phone:
(608) 848-2499

Shopping Hours

Monday, 10am-Noon
Tuesday, 10am-Noon
Wednesday, Closed
Thursday, 11am-6:30pm
Friday, 10am-Noon
Saturday, 10am-12:30pm
Sunday, Closed

​​Please arrive at least 30 minutes before we close.

Community Meal
1st and 3rd Saturdays, 11:30am - 12:45pm



​Holiday Closures
The Badger Prairie Needs Network will be closed on the following dates:
July 4
Sept 2 (Labor Day)
Nov 27-Nov 30 
Dec. 23- Dec. 26
Dec 30 - Jan. 2

If you are having a food emergency when the BPNN pantry is closed, please call 2-1-1 for assistance. 

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Produce, Prepared Foods, & Artisan Bread
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On most days throughout the summer and fall we have fresh garden produce and throughout the year we receive fresh fruit, vegetables, prepared foods, and artisan bread as part of our food recovery partnerships with MIllers Market, HyVee,  Aldi, KwikTrip, Pick-N-Save, Epic and many other local retailers and food services operations. 

​Between monthly visits, families needing a little extra help are welcome to shop our hallway cooler and racks for extra bakery, milk, and produce.  The hallway is open during public shopping hours.  No registration is required. 

If you are a gardener with excess produce, please consider sharing with us.  Drop-off is any time during public shopping hours and the facility can be accessed using the rear entrance. 

Eligibility
Kids Room
The Badger Prairie Needs Network food pantry serves households in the 53593 Zip Code, households in the Verona Area School District (parts of Fitchburg and south Madison), and households in the Cesar Chavez Elementary School Attendance Area.    

On your first visit, please bring original ID for each member of your household and proof of address in our service area.  Once registered, ID for the primary shopper is required for each monthly visit.  The amount of food distributed will be based on household size and availability and generally, this amounts to about 2 weeks of food per person each month.  Covering food for half of the month allows patrons the ability to pay for other basic needs with their limited resources - instead of skipping meals.  A Dane County Joining Forces for Families social worker is available to help connect individuals with other assistance programs.

If you live outside the 53593 Zip Code and don’t know if your address is in the Verona Area School District or the attendance area for Chavez Elementary, you can find out by entering your address at the MMSD website link below.   Look for either of these schools in the results.
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Children visiting BPNN with their parents have a place of their own to read, play, and do craft projects. The kids room is fully visible from the waiting area and is often supervised by a volunteer to maintain order and good behavior. It's so much fun that we often hear complaints from the kids when they have to leave.

What you can do to help...

Volunteer to Help!
Make a DOnation
Hold a Food Drive

Location

1200 E Verona Ave
Verona WI 53593
(608) 848-2499

Our Mission

Dedicated to fighting generational poverty and ending hunger in the communities we serve.

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  • Volunteer
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  • Food Pantry
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    • Food Recovery
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  • Prairie Kitchen
    • Cooking Clubs
    • Prairie Kitchen Reservations/Contact
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