(WTAQ-WLUK) — After serving families across the Midwest for more than 20 years, a food pantry has closed its doors.
Ruby’s Pantry permanently closed operations Monday.
Founded in 2003 by Lyn Sahr with one box of food and a prayer, Ruby’s Pantry grew into a network of more than 80 pop-up pantry sites across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Eastern North Dakota, and Northern Iowa.
In a statement, the pantry wrote:
Over the past several months, the board has prayerfully worked to realign the ministry’s structure, workflow, and outreach in an effort to remain true to its original mission. However, after careful evaluation of the current pop-up pantry model—along with the impact of economic challenges, rising distribution costs, and other factors—it became clear that continuing operations was no longer sustainable.
Each year, the ministry served over 200,000 families, helping supplement groceries.
Ruby’s Pantry served several communities in Northeast Wisconsin, including in the Green Bay, Appleton and Shawano areas.
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