St. Vincent De Paul - Food Pantry

 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry served over 2,500 clients from its LaSalle Street distribution center over the past year. Each month food allocations are received from the Racine Food Bank and Community Action of Kenosha and Racine.   

The Food Pantry also has strong support from 9 Churches that hold monthly themed food drives such as “Soup” Bowl Sunday and area Catholic schools sponsor “Stuff the Bus.”  

The Food Pantry relies upon volunteer support, with over 80 volunteers helping with a variety of tasks.  Tasks include:  greeting, verifying identification, and registering new clients as well as taking groceries to their cars via their drive-through pantry.  Volunteers also help with recording, weighing, and sorting groceries, stocking shelves, filling bags for distribution and helping with office administrative responsibilities.   Food Pantry follows COVID guidelines and facemasks are required in the pantry. 

The Food Pantry relies on volunteers who are willing to make a commitment.  Volunteerism at the Food Pantry is flexible, volunteers can work one day per month, one day per week, or a few days per week, normally 1 ½ hour per shift.   

The Pantry is looking for volunteers Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

 The Food Pantry is a dynamic community innovator, providing mutual satisfaction to its volunteers and clientele.  If a client needs additional help beyond food the volunteers direct them to the appropriate agency.

St. Vincent de Paul's mission is to provide help for the needy. The pantry is currently is located off State Street downtown on LaSalle.  Our organizations was founded in 1932 by the Franciscan fathers.