MKE Grocery Buddy will cease opperations on Feb 1, 2026

To our neighbors, buddies, friends, and community members, 

We started this effort during the SNAP lapse, while all of us were balancing full-time jobs, because our neighbors needed support—and our community answered that call. As time has gone on, we’ve reached a point where we no longer have the capacity or manpower to continue running the program in a sustainable way.

We are deeply grateful to the neighbors who were brave enough to ask for help, and to the many neighbors who stepped up to support their community with generosity, care, and compassion. This program existed because of you.

For those currently matched with a grocery buddy: it is completely up to you whether you choose to continue that commitment independently moving forward. All we ask is that you communicate with your buddy if you no longer can continue with the program. But we encourage you to keep lending a hand!

For those not yet matched: we will not be able to pair you with a buddy before closing.

Thank you for being part of MKE Grocery Buddy and for showing what community can look like when people take care of one another.