Bay View Community Center’s Emergency Food Pantry

Bay View Community Center’s Emergency Food Pantry is a nonprofit program that serves residents of Milwaukee’s southeastern neighborhoods, including zip codes 53207, 53221, 53235, and 53215. Operating from the center’s location at 1320 E. Oklahoma Avenue, the pantry has experienced significant growth in demand, serving approximately 1,350 individuals monthly as of 2023—up from just 112 visitors in 2019. The pantry offers a choice-based model where customers select their own foods, and operates a curbside service to provide emergency food assistance to those at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, complementing the broader Bay View Community Center’s 45-year history of serving the community.