Being Known
Every Tuesday morning, I pick up items from our Despensa de la Paz food pantry for our sister organization, StreetLife Communities, a homeless outreach program that meets the needs of…
Heart Work
Katrina Ramsey is the Volunteer and Outreach Manager for Friedens and our partner organization, StreetLife Communities. She's worked with our organization for two years, and volunteered for far longer. Recently…
Food Banks Can Address Food Insecurity (EN ESPAÑOL)
Para los miembros hispanohablantes de nuestra comunidad -- información acerca de bancos de alimentos. Vea este video para aprender más! For our Spanish-speaking community members -- information about food pantries.…
Christmas Reflections
Our food pantry was open on Christmas morning. We didn’t expect as many clients as a normal week but we were there to serve whoever needed us that morning. Some…
Giving Voice to the Community Through Board Service
(Pictured above: Esme and youth from her church's youth group volunteer together at a Friedens community event.) Meet Esmeralda Martinez, one of Friedens' newest board members! Esme works for Milwaukee…
Food Justice IS Racial Justice
Joint Statement issued by Friedens’ Executive, Staff, and Board members: At Frieden’s Community Pantries, we are striving to understand our role in both the unjust and unequal systems and institutions…