FOOD PROGRAMS
Food Pantry
Virtual Food Pantry
Wednesday & Friday
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
You are able to order your groceries online through our portal. This ordering system will allow you to select your groceries and the day/time you pick them up! Skip the wait!
Note: Appointments are not required but encouraged for timely service.
Due to federal guidelines, we can only serve Kenosha County residents.
Please bring an ID for everyone in the household and a recent piece of mail (bill, legal doc, etc..)
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Order your groceries!
You are welcome back to pick up groceries once per month.
A. Go to the Pantry Order Form online at least 48 hours before you’d like to pick up your groceries.
B. (FIRST TIME ONLY) Create an account with SoxBox. It will ask you to confirm your account with an email address. You must confirm through the email you receive right away. Please check your spam. The email will come from info@soxbox.co.
C. Once your account is created, you may select the date/time you would like to pick up your preferred grocery items.
D. Please include any requests or needs and we will do our best to accommodate you!
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2. Confirm and pick up your food!
A. You will receive an email and/or phone call 48 hours before your appointment. Please confirm, change, or cancel your appointment. You must confirm your order to ensure a timely appointment.
B. Arrive during your selected date and time. Enter through Door #5.
C. Check in, and provide any missing documents.
NOTE: We require a photo ID, birth certificate, Forward Health card, and/or school registration document for ALL members in the household. We also require one piece of mail dated within the last 30 days that has a name of someone in the household.
D. Then, get your pre-packed cart of groceries! It is that easy!
Confused? Having trouble? Please call 262-658-1713 ext. 100 or email foodpantry@shalomcenter.org for all questions and concerns.
You do not need to order your groceries online. However, ordering online is recommended as it will be easier, faster, and what you need! We cannot guarantee that walk-ins for Food Pantry will be able to select their groceries. This is based on availability and supplies.
The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is for persons of at least 60 years of age that income qualify. You can find the income limits HERE. A pre-packed dry goods box, supplied by the USDA, is available once a month per person and can be picked up when you arrive.
This box is available once per month during normal pantry times, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30-11:30am. Please mention to the staff member that you would like a box when you check in.
Boxes are also delivered on the first Wednesday of the month to senior living facilities in Kenosha. If you are interested in delivery, please call to see if your building is eligible. Please call 262-658-1713 ext. 100.
Food Pantry groceries area available to Kenosha County residents once a month. Veterans may receive groceries once a week. Please bring an ID and a recent piece of mail (bill, legal doc, etc..) We are also unable to serve residents outside of Kenosha County. Please call 211 for additional services in your area.
The Shalom Center also participates in Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) Senior Box program. The Senior Box is for persons of at least 60 years of age that income qualify. You can find the income limits HERE. A pre-packed dry goods box, supplied by the USDA, is available once a month per person and can be picked up when you arrive on pantry days: Wednesday/Friday, 8:30am-11:30am.
We are open EVERY Wednesday and Friday from 8:30am to 11:30am, pending extreme weather conditions. For major holidays the pantry will be closed for pantry and donation drop offs.
Of course! Help is available over the phone or in person. Please contact the Food Pantry for more information!
Impact
Over 1 million pounds of food were distributed in 2023.
11,752 households served from our pantry in 2023.
11,053 senior boxes are also packed in our warehouse to be distributed to elderly neighbors in our community.
Contact
Armon Harris, Food Pantry Supervisor
harrisar@shalomcenter.org
262-658-1713 ext. 171