The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
Who can get TEFAP food assistance
- TEFAP can provide a three to five-day emergency food supply at participating food pantries to Wisconsin residents with low incomes.
- See TEFAP Eligibility Application, F-40059, for eligibility information in English and Spanish. Applications are provided at the food pantries.
- You can get TEFAP foods and still receive FoodShare, Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and regular food pantry foods.
How to get TEFAP food assistance
- Visit a participating food pantry to apply. TEFAP foods are distributed in all Wisconsin counties.
- Contact your regional coordinator (PDF) to find TEFAP locations near you and for more information.
- To find a TEFAP pantry, go to 211 Wisconsin or dial 211 to find the location and hours of a food pantry near you.
- You may appoint a person to pick up food for you.
TEFAP operates with local partners, here are the contacts that may assist you locally:
- ADVOCAP - serving Fond du Lac, Green Lake and Winnebago counties
Pheng Xiong Pheng.xiong@advocap.org
920-426-0150 ext 3257
2929 Harrison Street Oshkosh, WI - Central WI CAC - serving Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Juneau and Sauk counties
Sue Eck sueE@cwcac.org
608-237-1255
1000 Highway 13, Wisconsin Dells, WI - Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin - serving Jefferson and Waukesha counties
Kara White karaw@cacscw.org
608-237-1255
4101 E Towne Blvd, Madison, WI - Coulee CAP - serving Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe and Vernon counties
Dana Casberg Dana.casberg@couleecap.org
608-424-4187
217 N Black River St, Sparta, WI - Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin - serving Marquette, Waushara, Calumet, Wood, Portage, Waupaca, Outagamie, Brown, Oconto, Menominee, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Forest, Marinette, Florence and Vilas counties
John Zhang TEFAP@feedingamericawi.org
414-931-7400
2911 W Evergreen Dr, Appleton, WI - Feed My People Food Bank - serving Burnett, Clark, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn counties
Ashley Olson ashleyo@fmpfoodbank.org
715-835-9415
2610 Alpine Rd, Eau Claire, WI - Hunger Task Force - serving Milwaukee county
Rick Lewandowski rick@hungertaskforce.org
414-238-6462
5000 W Electric Ave, West Milwaukee, WI - Lakeshore CAP - serving Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee and Washington counties
Yvonne Sharlein yvonnes@lakeshorecap.org
920-686-8719
702 State St, Manitowoc, WI - Northwest CSA - serving Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron and Price counties
Millie Rounsville mrounsville@northwest-csa.org
715-392-5127
1118 Tower Ave, Superior, WI - Racine Kenosha CAA - serving Racine and Kenosha counties
Ana Martinez amartinez@rkcaa.org
262-637-8377
2000 63rd St, Kenosha, WI - Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin - serving Dane, Rock and Walworth counties
Janet Simon janetsimon@secondharvestsw.org
608-223-9121
2850 Dairy Drive, Madison WI - Southwest CAP - serving Green, Grant, Iowa, Lafayette and Richland counties
Ronda Christensen r.christensen@swcap.org
608-935-2326 ext 602
149 N Iowa St, Dodgeville, WI - West CAP - serving Barron, Dunn, Chippewa, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties
Melissa Larson mlarson@wcap.org
715-280-3238
525 2nd St, Glenwood City, WI - Western Dairyland EOC - serving Buffalo, Jackson, Eau Claire and Trempealeau counties
Kristin Walukas Kristin.walukas@wdeoc.org
715-985-2391 ext 1205
418 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire, WI
Grants impacts and outcomes
Read about the Reach and Resiliency Initiative Funding (PDF)
View or download The Emergency Food Assistance Program Reach and Resiliency Grant phase one expansion map (PDF).
Contact
TEFAP is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through grants from the USDA. Your Rights | Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Questions? Email us at dhstefap@dhs.wisconsin.gov.