Growing Soup Kitchen in Rexburg Gets New Shelving

The Rexburg Soup Kitchen opened in the beginning of 2025 as the only soup kitchen serving Madison, Jefferson, Fremont, and Teton counties. Its all-volunteer team aims to provide not only food but a central place where program participants can learn about other services available to help them become self-reliant.   

Sixty-six percent of Madison county residents are living below the ALICE threshhold - ALICE standing for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - meaning they are working, but not earning enough to cover basic living expenses. This is the highest rate in Idaho, and one of the highest county rates nation-wide. Rexburg Soup Kitchen was founded with the aim of meeting gaps identified in local food insecurity studies. 

Once a week, it provides food to anyone who  who asks, without any pre-registration or financial requirements. It offers hot, ready-to-each lunches; cold, take-home meals; ready-to-make shelf stable dinners; and grocery items. 

As this program has grown over the past two years, the shelves originally used for the program were becoming worn out. CHC Foundation was able to provide a grant that enabled the Rexburg Soup Kitchen to purchase some new, heavy-duty shelves that should be able to help keep this operation organized and well-stocked for years to come.