BLOOMER/NEW AUBURN FOOD PANTRY
808 Jackson Street Bloomer, WI 54724
(715)-568-3733
History
Director:
Jessica Hanson
About Jessica:
Jessica has been serving as the Director of the Bloomer/New Auburn Food Pantry since 2021. Jessica is a servant leader, who is passionate about helping people in hands-on, tangible ways. She has a degree in communication and 20+ years of customer service experience. Jessica has been married to the love of her life for 30 years. As a mother to 7, she loves seeing families and understands the needs large families have. She takes seriously her responsibility to be a good steward of all resources given and finds joy in being frugal.
Board of Directors
Donald G. Granger - President
Mark Edstrom - Vice President
Deanna Vodecek - Treasurer
Mary Harnisch - Secretary
Donald Vinette - Bloomer Representative
​Jodi King - New Auburn Representative
John Larson - Bloomer Representative
The food pantry is an equal opportunity employer.
Volunteers:
50 volunteers per week
Over 10,000 hours each year
Where does the food come from?
82% comes from Feed My People Food Bank of Eau Claire
$1 donated buys $10 worth of food from the Food Bank
8% comes from Food Drives
Supporters include: AJ Industries, Bloomer Bakery, Postal Drive, Bloomer Middle School, Bohemian Ovens, Boy Scouts, Church Drives, Individual/ Group Collections, Kwik Trip, Main Street Cafe, Mayo Clinic Health System, Shadickʼs Price-Rite Food, local schools, and many more supporters.
7% comes from
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federally funded USDA food program, administered through the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
3% comes from Community Gardens, Egg Producers, Home Gardens, Game Hunting and Fishing Donations, and Farm-to-Pantry Food
Beginning in 1983, the Bloomer/New Auburn Food Pantry has served those in need of help in obtaining adequate food for their family members. This service to our community and surrounding area has grown, both in numbers of families served and awareness that there are other areas where we can serve our members.