Since opening in February of 2016, the food pantry at the Stella Maris parish in Fish Creek has seen an impressive outpouring of support from the community. The food pantry operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The pantry is restocked multiple times a day and allows for families and people in need to come in at any point to get anything they may need. Jan Liss, a volunteer at the pantry, describes many positives that came out of the pandemic and the generosity the holiday season brought.

One of the benefits of this particular pantry is that even though they are staffed throughout the day, people who visit the pantry are not required to leave a name nor a list of what they take off the shelves. This aspect of the pantry is favorable for those who wish not to be seen visiting the pantry or those who are conscious of COVID-19 and would like to maintain a social distance from others. Liss would want residents of Door County to know that the pantry is open to all, and there is no minimum salary or wage necessary for people to visit and take advantage of the open pantry.