Healthy habits begin early, and we're here to nurture them! 🍎 Hunger Task Force’s Child Nutrition Educator regularly visits Ms. Kuchar’s fourth-grade classroom at Escuela Vieau Public School, delivering engaging lessons on making healthy choices. The program helps students understand the benefits of nutritious foods, learn to read nutrition labels and even prepare meals. Read our Q&A with Ms. Kuchar: https://lnkd.in/gNqRHHjg These hands-on experiences foster a deeper connection to healthy habits, empowering students to make informed choices that positively impact their well-being, both in the classroom and throughout their lives. #nutritioneducation #healthyhabits #healthykids #cookingwithkids
Hunger Task Force
Non-profit Organizations
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4,373 followers
Hunger Task Force is Milwaukee's Free & Local food bank and Wisconsin's leading anti-hunger organization.
About us
Hunger Task Force is Milwaukee’s Free & Local food bank and Wisconsin's leading anti-hunger organization. Mission: Hunger Task Force believes that every person has a right to adequate food obtained with dignity. We work to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing food to people in need today and by promoting social policies to achieve a hunger free community tomorrow. Our food bank delivers only healthy food--absolutely free of charge--to a network of local food pantries and meal programs in Milwaukee County. Hunger Task Force is the nation's only MyPlate food bank, distributing food that meets federal nutrition guidelines. We operate a 208-acre Farm that infuses half a million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables into our food bank's supply annually. We run innovative programs like the Fresh Picks Mobile Market and a nationally-recognized summer meals program for kids. We advocate for strong federal nutrition programs including FoodShare, school meals, summer meals, WIC and senior nutrition programs Milwaukee is the second poorest city in the country, with a staggering 43% child poverty rate. Each month in Milwaukee County, 35,000 people receive help from food pantries and 60,000 meals are served at soup kitchens and shelters. To learn more about Hunger Task Force, please visit hungertaskforce.org.
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www.HungerTaskForce.org
External link for Hunger Task Force
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1974
- Specialties
- Anti-hunger, food banking, advocacy work, nonprofit, urban farming, hunger relief, federal nutrition programs, healthy foods, free and local, donor driven, and community supported
Locations
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Primary
5000 W Electric Ave
West Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53219, US
Employees at Hunger Task Force
Updates
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For nearly 30 years, Hunger Task Force and the Siggenauk Center Food Pantry have partnered to combat hunger in Milwaukee’s Historic Mitchell Street neighborhood. Serving a diverse community, primarily Hispanic and Native American, the pantry provides culturally relevant foods to more than 8,500 residents annually. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gg6U2WUS With a deep commitment to local families, pantry staff and volunteers at Siggenauk Center Food Pantry work to ensure anyone in need can access nutritious food with dignity. #diversefood #foodpantry #culturallyrelevantfood #milwaukee
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We're carving out some spooky fun this season! 🎃 Hunger Task Force is thrilled to partner with the Friends of Wehr Nature Center, Inc. and Milwaukee County Parks as they prepare for their upcoming "Halloween Haunts" event this weekend! With our neighbors in Franklin, WI just down the road from the Hunger Task Force Farm, we are thrilled to contribute hundreds of pumpkins from The Farm to add to the festive atmosphere. #pumpkins #HalloweenHaunts #jackolantern
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We are pleased to share Kim Muench has joined our organization as Development Director! Kim is no stranger to the Milwaukee community. She joins the Hunger Task Force team with nearly 17 years of local fundraising experience. In her role, Kim manages Hunger Task Force’s fund and resource development, direct donor relations and stewardship activities; and oversees partnerships, the Volunteer Program and events. Kim has a knack for developing strong relationships with donors and a track record of providing excellent stewardship, gift acknowledgement and donor recognition. Kim was born and raised in the Milwaukee area and is thrilled to work for Milwaukee’s only Free & Local food bank and Wisconsin’s anti-hunger leader.
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✨ PRIZE GIVEAWAY ✨ For over a decade, Widespread Panic has partnered with Hunger Task Force, raising $40,000 to support local hunger relief. Led by Senior Project Manager Matt DeCamp, the band’s Feeding People Through Music initiative includes drives and auctions of autographed memorabilia, using their platform to help feed Milwaukee families. Read more about the band's longstanding support: https://lnkd.in/g7ZBArZy Milwaukee will miss Widespread Panic at the Riverside this fall, but we've got something special for the fans! In the spirit of their October shows, Widespread Panic, the Pabst Theater Group and Hunger Task Force are teaming up for an exciting FREE giveaway! Enter for a chance to win: https://lnkd.in/gQcAumB4 You can win one of two special prize packages, including concert posters autographed by the entire band and vinyl records of studio recordings. #widespreadpanic #panicfans #pabsttheatergroup #riversidetheater
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Thanks to our friends at Komatsu! Last week, 64 Komatsu employee volunteers sorted 17,000 lbs of healthy food and packed 560 Stockboxes for low-income seniors in need. Their team doesn't just show up—they go above and beyond, volunteering multiple times each year. And their generosity doesn’t stop there! Komatsu recently donated $22,500, bringing their total contributions to Hunger Task Force to nearly $100,000 since 2020. Thank you, Komatsu, for being champions of our Free & Local mission.
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Happy #NationalFarmersDay! 🌾 Today, we want to give a huge shoutout to our amazing team at the Hunger Task Force Farm, who work tirelessly to grow fresh, nutritious produce for families in our community. A special thank you to Adam Romanak, our Farm Operations & Natural Areas Manager. For the past 12 years, Adam has dedicated his time and expertise at Hunger Task Force to ensure our farm land thrives and that local families have access to fresh, culturally relevant foods. Thank you, Adam, and all our farmers, for feeding Milwaukee with compassion and dignity. #thankafarmer #farmersday #naturalareas #farmoperations
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Huge THANK YOU to the nearly 30 expert panelists, presenters and speakers who contributed knowledge, support and resources to the 2024 Hunger Relief Federation Summit last week held in Stevens Point! Read more about our Summit takeaways: https://lnkd.in/gPMZ2tqn For the first time since 2019, Hunger Task Force brought together over 100 food security advocates, pantry leaders and anti-hunger experts from 29 counties across Wisconsin for a 2-day summit. The gathering provided a much-needed chance for organizations to come together in person to discuss approaches to ending hunger, and we couldn't have done it without our amazing speakers. 🔹 Matt King, Chief Executive Officer, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Ann Vang, Executive Director, The Central Rivers Farmshed 🔹 Brandon Savage, Hunger Relief Federation Manager, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Mark Lisowski, Hunger Relief Federation Organizer, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Monica Clare, Executive Director, St. Joseph Food Program, Inc. 🔹 Michael Jonas, Food Bank Director, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Amy Bergstrom, Executive Director of Community Center of Hope Food Pantry 🔹 Bill Grammar, Executive Director, Northwoods Community Food Pantry 🔹 Shelly Fortner Executive Director, HUNGER TASK FORCE OF LA CROSSE INC 🔹 Jim Winship, MSW, Ph.D. 🔹 Amber Daugs, CEO & Founder, Grow It Forward Inc. 🔹 Liz Kroll, Senior Director of Programs and Community Impact, Sheboygan County Food Bank 🔹Sarah Bressler, Farm Director, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Kyle Buehner, Food Procurement Manager, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Katie Kracht Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 🔹 April Yancer, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 🔹 Merdis Hudson, USDA 🔹 Stevey Poppe USDA 🔹 Nathan Nueske, Owner-Operator, Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats 🔹 Patrick Boyle, Executive Director, Sheboygan County Food Bank 🔹 Tamarra A. Coleman, Executive Director, Shalom Center 🔹 Michael Egly, Director of Program Services, The FOOD Pantry Serving Waukesha County 🔹 Jonathan Hansen, Chief Strategy Officer, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Herb Reichelt, Giving Manager, Hunger Task Force 🔹 Reno D. Wright, Ed.D., D.Min., M.Div., Advocacy Director, Hunger Task Force
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One week since the Hunger Relief Federation Summit, and we're still feeling inspired! Hunger Task Force brought together over 100 anti-hunger leaders from across 29 Wisconsin counties for a 2-day summit in Stevens Point, WI, providing a much-needed space for collaboration, resource-sharing, and problem-solving. ✅ Explore some key takeaways through our Summit recap blog: https://lnkd.in/gPMZ2tqn For many organizations working independently, the Summit was a powerful reminder that while we serve different communities, we're all in this together. The connections made and ideas shared are already shaping our collective efforts to create a hunger-free Wisconsin. #hungerrelief #conferencerecap #collaboration #wisconsinnonprofits
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If you're not (book)ed this weekend, join us at the Milwaukee Public Market's annual Harvest Festival this Saturday! 📖 We’re excited to partner with local author Lori Fredrich, who is generously donating $5 for every signed copy of her cookbook, Wisconsin Field to Fork, purchased at the event. Plus, when you donate healthy food or money, you’ll receive a printed recipe from Lori! Join the fun on October 12, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., across the street from the market at the Riverwalk Commons!