Serving Dane County since 2006, The River Food Pantry provides food, resources and faith to build a stronger community. Services include free groceries, meals and clothing, as well as free mobile lunches for children and teens on non-school days. As the area's busiest food pantry, The River serves over 1,000 households every week in pursuit of its vision: a fully nourished community.

The River shares 65,000 pounds of food every week, or about 2 million pounds of food each year. In 2018, The River served over 36,000 hot community meals and distributed over 71,000 mobile lunches to children and teens in eight low-income communities.