HISTORY

In May of 2012, four pantries formerly located in churches were combined to form the Antigo Community Food Pantry. Those church pantries were: Faith United Church of Christ, SS Mary & Hyacinth Catholic, Seventh-Day Adventist and St. John Catholic Church. In February 2015, ACFP partnered with Langlade Hospital and moved into our current facility at 2120 Progress Blvd. In the spring of 2015, Operation Compassion, a Christian-based food pantry in Antigo merged their resources with the Antigo Community Food Pantry allowing a more efficient service to our community.

How We Operate

ACFP is a volunteer-run organization with one full-time paid director and one part-time paid office manager . Operation of the food pantry takes approximately 5,000 volunteer hours annually. Of these volunteers, there is a Steering Committee who works with the pantry director and office manager to oversee the day-to-day operations at the pantry and a board of directors consisting of business people and community members who meet e/o month.

Where Our Food Comes From

Pantry food is obtained through TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), community donations via food drives, as well as private donors, local potato growers and farmers. The Antigo Community Garden, and Antigo Farmers’ Market, Inc. contribute in the summer months. Bakery, produce and meat is received through our partnership with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Kwik Trip, Walmart, Pick N Save, and Aldi are included in this partnership through Feeding America. Local businesses that donate food on a regular basis are: Little Caesars, Fast Stop and Goodwill.