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
  Megan Vander Wyst megan.vanderwyst@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.