The Brief
- Ebenezer Stone Ministries reopened in a new Burnham Street warehouse after flooding shut down its south side facility for months.
- The nonprofit redistributes food to 42 pantries and lost thousands of pounds of food during the closure.
- Leaders say demand is rising and are asking for volunteers and donations to support operations.
MILWAUKEE – A south side nonprofit food pantry warehouse is back open after flooding last August forced it to shut down for months and halt service to dozens of area pantries.
What we know:
Ebenezer Stone Ministries, which partners with Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, has reopened in a new warehouse on Burnham Street, moving operations out of a flood zone after the previous facility took on several inches of water and suffered tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
The organization redistributes food to 42 pantries serving thousands of people across the region. During the closure, thousands of pounds of food spoiled, leaving partner pantries without a steady supply.…