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, Wisconsin - Central WI CAC - serving Adams, Columbia, Dodge, Juneau and Sauk counties
Sue Eck sueE@cwcac.org
608-237-1255
1000 Highway 13, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - Hunger Task Force - serving Milwaukee county
Rick Lewandowski rick@hungertaskforce.org
414-238-6462
5000 W Electric Ave, West Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Lakeshore CAP - serving Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee and Washington counties
Yvonne Sharlein yvonnes@lakeshorecap.org
920-686-8719
702 State St, Manitowoc, Wisconsin - Northwest CSA - serving Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, Iron and Price counties
Millie Rounsville mrounsville@northwest-csa.org
715-392-5127
1118 Tower Ave, Superior, Wisconsin - Racine Kenosha CAA - serving Racine and Kenosha counties
Ana Martinez amartinez@rkcaa.org
262-637-8377
2000 63rd St, Kenosha, Wisconsin - Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin - serving Dane, Rock and Walworth counties
Megan Vander Wyst megan.vanderwyst@secondharvestsw.org
608-223-9121
2850 Dairy Drive, Madison, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin - 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, Wisconsin
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.