Educational Presentations

During Food for Today, participants take on roles of Wisconsin residents in a fictional community. Most participants will work to obtain food, playing diverse roles of families, seniors, single mothers, or other community members. A smaller group of participants will manage stations representing local grocery stores, non-profit groups, or government offices.

For the first 45 minutes, participants rotate among the stations to provide food for themselves and their families over the course of three simulated days, the goal being to provide one's family with sufficient, healthy food every day. For the second 45 minutes, participants debrief the activity and learn about community and government resources which exist to help hungry families and individuals. Participants learn about the root causes of hunger and how to take action steps towards ending hunger.

Food for Today is suitable for community organizations, places of worship, colleges, workplaces, and social service settings. Please contact our educator to discuss if the simulation is appropriate for your youth group.

Food for Today requires a minimum of 20 participants and a maximum of 50. Please plan to hold the activity in a room with sufficient space to move around. The activity also requires eight tables and enough chairs for all participants.

Sign up your group by contacting Kevin Ronnie, educator, (414) 238-6470 or email kevin @ hungertaskforce.org. In your message, please indicate your preferred date(s), time, location and the number of participants.