Goodman Community Center

Support Goodman's annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive. Help provide Thanksgiving groceries for 4,000 Dane County families. Give food, give funds, or start a food drive — any way you can contribute is needed and deeply appreciated.

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Created by the community, for the community

The Goodman Center has been here for over 70 years, and — with you in our corner — will be around for another 70 and more! The center serves people ages 3 to 103 through programs for children and youth, older adult activities and meals, a food pantry, a fitness center, a community newspaper, event spaces and more.

Support the Fritz Food Pantry

With the uncertainty caused by disruptions to SNAP funding on top of an ongoing crisis of food insecurity, the Fritz Food Pantry has been seeing record levels of need. Your donations of food or funds help keep our pantry stocked and ensure that all of our friends and neighbors have access to high-quality food. Learn more about the pantry and how to give.

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Older Adults

Check out what's happening with our Older Adult Program.

Food Pantry

Our pantry is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Children & Teens

Learn more about summer at the Goodman Center for kids ages 3-19.

Eastside News Cover Story

A shopper at Goodman Community Center's Fritz Food Pantry.

Ilana Natasha Photography

Uncertainty hits food pantries

Food insecurity is taking a toll on food assistance

By Florence Edwards-Miller, GCC director of communications and annual giving

Leaders from area food pantries and food banks all say the need for assistance is at a record high and expected to spike higher. At the same time, there is less food available for pantries to distribute and it’s becoming more expensive. Left in between this rock-and-a-hard-place are anxious food pantry customers and the pantry staff and volunteers who struggle to feed them.

With federal cuts already fully in effect, and others expected to roll out over the next months and years, customers and food pantry staff are bracing for impending changes. The role of community contributions to combat food insecurity is now more important than ever.