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The snow is falling outside the doors of our pantries but there are families arriving in thin jackets, sandals with socks. For some of them

The value in my AmeriCorps service term reaches far and wide, but I don’t think it solely lies within the skills I’ve gained or my

In a post pandemic world – where the world is both connected through media like Zoom and feeling isolated at the same time. We need

If we are to answer the question of “what do we do now?”, we have to first know what story we are living in. In

Hunger leaves many scars in the lives it touches. Not just physically–no, hunger leaves emotional and spiritual scars. Scars that are not easily healed, even

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

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

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

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

(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

As a new AmeriCorps term begins, we had our former AmeriCorps members reflect on their time here at Friedens.   “The value in my AmeriCorps

Friedens was honored to be featured in the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service earlier this month!! Check out the full article here!

Culture is defined as the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group.  There are ways of understanding poverty that we hold in common

The pandemic began in earnest just over one year ago here in MKE. Nobody could imagine what was to come in the months ahead. Life

Our Despensa de la Paz pantry would be nothing without our morning crew. Self-dubbed “The Three Musketeers,” Lonnie, Jimmy, and Brian are at the very

Saturday – February 27, 2021 So many people want to help but don’t know what to do or where to start. Start small and go

Volunteer Richard talks about giving and receiving joy at the pantries!

We got to see some amazing things, today. It was zero degrees this morning and I saw someone give their coat to another person who

Despensa volunteers Sam and Max discuss meeting the community’s needs and making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve!

It was an ordinary day, much like any other day at the pantry where community members wait for their groceries. Many faces come and go,

A new year is on the horizon and with it comes new hope and new challenges. Friedens couldn’t have made it through the previous year

Friedens volunteer Florida talks about empathizing with the pain of the community and lifting their spirits through service.

Friedens Community Ministries would like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our volunteers, staff, community partners, and everyone who has kept Friedens running

Friedens volunteer and Eagle Scout, Vishnu, talks about completing his Eagle project for Despensa and working to provide hope to the community.

Despensa site manager Max discusses approaching service from a place of vulnerability and both giving and receiving through service.

Friedens volunteers Rachel and Annette describe the process of getting the Despensa de la Paz pantry ready to serve the community every weekend.

Friedens volunteer Lonnie discusses how Friedens food pantries have remained pillars of dependability and positivity amidst the uncertainties of 2020.

Friedens Site Manager Cheryl breaks down how operations have changed to continue to meet the needs of the community during COVID.

The place will not be open for another four hours and yetthe people gather. There are three sets of numbers labeled “1-100” in colors ofgreen,

There is an emerging rhythm to things now. So much has changed over the past few months, but best practices are re-emerging in new processes.