OUR SERVICES
Food Services
Walk-In Meals
Wednesdays & Thursdays
12-1pm
Varied hot meals are served twice weekly. We offer hot food, pastries, snacks, drinks, and to-go boxes (beginning at 1pm).
Take & Bake Community Meals
Let Neighborhood House do the cooking! Our Take & Bake Community Meals take place periodically.
Each pan serves a family of 4-5 individuals and is hand-made with fresh ingredients!
Outreach
GROCERY HANDOUTS
Neighborhood House offers grocery handouts to
New Culture Church
Triangle Apartments
Romnes Apartments
If you are interested in receiving grocery handouts from NHCC contact Taylor at taylor@neighborhoodhousemadison.org.
POP-UPS
Periodically, NHCC will do pop-ups around the neighborhood to help decrease barriers to accessing healthy foods by coming to you!
Check back with us in Spring/Summer to see where we will “pop up” next!
Housewarming Baskets
Housewarming Baskets serve individuals and families in Dane County who are moving into apartments and need to furnish it.
The targeted population is individuals who have recently left being unhoused or are experiencing unstable living situations. We work directly with other service providers to identify families in need.
Service providers or Neighborhood House staff can sign up clients to receive a basket with household items. All household items will be new or gently used and should be picked up by staff at Neighborhood House. Limit one basket per household per year.
Not all requests can be accommodated.
Contact Sarah at sarah@neighborhoodhousemadison.org with questions.
Laundry
Neighborhood House provides a free laundry service, Laundry Love, once a month at the Mound Street Laundromat (1306 Mound St.). Laundry Love takes place on:
Every First Thursday of the Month
6-8pm, with last load in at 7:30pm.
Laundry Love operates on a first come first served basis and individuals are limited to three loads max. No reserving/pre-loading machines. Neighborhood House provides laundry detergent and payment for the machines.
LAUNDRY LOVE DATES
2025 Dates
Thursday April 3 6-8pm
Thursday May 1 6-8pm
Thursday June 5 6-8pm
Thursday July 3 6-8pm
Thursday August 7 6-8pm
Thursday September 4 6-8pm
Thursday October 2 6-8pm
Thursday November 6 6-8pm
Thursday December 4 6-8pm
Contact info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org with questions
Transportation
Due to changes in funding, NHCC will no longer be offering a gas card option for our transportation assistance program. We will continue to open applications for bus passes on a quarterly basis. The application will be available to fill out in person or online. Applicants can receive one pass per year and priority is given to new applicants.
Dates for the 2025 Transportation Assistance Bus Pass Application are:
Monday June 16 3:30 – 6:00 pm (at NHCC or online)
Monday September 15 3:30 – 6:00 pm (at NHCC or online)
Monday December 15 3:30 – 6:00 pm (at NHCC or online)
Please note that NHCC DOES NOT have bus passes on hand to hand out outside of application windows.
After applying, applications are reviewed and then individuals are contacted if they will be receiving a pass or not.
Passes are then available for pick-up at the office or mailed to recipients via USPS. After passes are distributed, we CANNOT issue a second pass. This means if there are issues with the mail, we will not be sending another one.
Thank you! Email info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org with questions. PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS.
Legal Clinic
Thursdays, Every Other Month
4-6:30pm
Free legal advice & consultation for low-income individuals with attorneys practicing in family law, landlord/tenant, small claims, discrimination issues, and more. In partnership with Godfrey and Kahn.
There will be limited walk-in availability- appointments are highly encouraged! Appointment requests open two weeks before the date of the law clinic.
To schedule an appointment, please contact info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org or 608-255-5337.
NHCC starts taking appointment requests two weeks before the clinic.
If you would like to be added to the email list to receive a notification when appointments open up, please email: info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org
Sunshine Line: Non-Emergency Phone Line
Monday-Friday 10am-1pm
Neighborhood House’s Sunshine Line is a non-emergency/warmline phone line. Call to speak to friendly voice if you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or just looking to talk! You can also call us to set up recurring check in calls.
Call 608-255-5337 and ask for the Sunshine Line!
Looking for wellness and enrichment classes?
School Supplies
In need of free school supplies for your students? You’ve come to the right place!
NHCC distributes school materials before the start of the school year, usually at the end of August and beginning of September.
We offer a variety of general items. Some examples are: paper, pencils, markers, folders, erasers, glue, scissors, tissues, notebooks, binders, and pens. We have limited amounts of more classroom specific items like headphones, notecards, items in specific colors, etc.
Children must be present at handout.
Help us collect school supplies!
This is a great opportunity for student groups, churches, or businesses! Contact info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org to set up a collection.
Thank you!
Thanksgiving Baskets
Last Thanksgiving NHCC handed out baskets to over 400 families!
Basket hand out is on the Monday before the holiday. Sign-up is required to get a basket and opens in October
Baskets have a turkey, fresh and canned veggies, dessert items, fruit, stuffing, and paper products. Not every basket is exactly the same.
Filling out the form does guarantee you will receive a basket.
We always look for donations!
Contact info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org if your group wants to collect food and items for the baskets. This is a great opportunity for student orgs, churches, and businesses!
Holiday Gifts
We start looking for sponsor families in November. You can choose the family size you would like to sponsor and are given a list of child age, gender, and interests. Then, presents are dropped off at NH.
Stocking Stuffers
NHCC will host a stocking stuffer hand out of smaller gifts to families in December. Sign up below to receive more info.
Additional Help & Essential Services
NHCC programs and services work to provide our neighbors with the resources they are needing. If we are not able to provide you with what you need, we want to direct you to other places that might be able to!
Check out out our Essential Resources Document below to explore options related to your housing search, among other areas of interest.
If you have feedback or resources to add to the list, please contact us at info@neighborhoodhousemadison.org