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Mindful Choices for a Healthier You: Celebrating National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, a time to focus on making informed food choices and develop healthy eating and physical activity habits. Eating healthier doesn’t always happen overnight. Every substitution counts!.
Partner of the Month: Enerpac | March 2025
Enerpac Tool Group is Hunger Task Force’s March 2025 Partner of the Month! With dedicated volunteer efforts and generous donations, Enerpac is making a lasting impact in the fight against hunger.
David Krems Connected Hunger Task Force to Whirlpool Corporation’s Feel Good Fridge Program to Provide Kitchen Appliances for Pantries in Need
David Krems, VP at InSinkErator, partners with Hunger Task Force to fight food insecurity in Wisconsin. Through Whirlpool’s Feel Good Fridge program, his team donates refurbished refrigerators and freezers to food pantries, expanding storage for fresh, healthy food.
Mindful Choices for a Healthier You: Celebrating National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, a time to focus on making informed food choices and develop healthy eating and physical activity habits. Eating healthier doesn’t always happen overnight. Every substitution counts!.
News & Media
Proposed federal budget cuts threaten the future of food aid. What does this mean for Milwaukee?
By: Julius Shieh, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWisconsin’s FoodShare program allows low-income residents to buy healthy food. The program faces immense budget cuts in a federal budget proposal. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food...
USDA cuts impact Mequon farmer, low income families
By: Jenna Rae, TMJ4 NewsOn Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that $1 billion in funding for local programs has been canceled. These programs exist and impact people here in Wisconsin. MEQUON, Wis. — The federal government is making additional cuts...
Hunger Task Force’s new Southside Community Resource Center allows more families to be served
By: Claire Reid, Milwaukee Journal SentinelHunger Task Force has moved its Southside Community Resource Center to a new, larger space. Physically, the Milwaukee-based anti-hunger and nutrition advocacy organization has only shifted its resource center about a block...
Hunger Task Force 2024 Annual Report
2024 was a milestone year as we celebrated 50 years of service! Throughout the year, rising costs led more families to seek help. Still, Hunger Task Force is in a strong position financially, organizationally and programmatically, and thanks to our incredible...
Creating a Culture of Courage: Jess Pontious of Hunger Task Force On How Authenticity Benefits People and Profits in the Workplace
By: Vanessa Ogle, Authority MagazineEstablish Trust Through Transparency: Trust is everything when it comes to creating an authentic environment. I make it a priority to be transparent and consistent. By being open about both wins and setbacks, I show that honesty and...
Hunger Task Force nears opening of $2.6M center on Milwaukee’s south side
By: Teddy Nykiel, Milwaukee Business JournalHunger Task Force Inc. soon will open an outreach center on Milwaukee's south side and is still fundraising for the $2.6 million project. The nonprofit's Southside Community Resource Center at 802 W. Historic Mitchell St. is...
Hunger Task Force distributes 1,500 holiday hams to local partners for families in need
By: CBS 58 NewsroomMILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- In an act of generosity, Hunger Task Force distributed 1,500 hams to its emergency food network just in time for the holidays. In West Milwaukee Friday, Dec. 20, Hunger Task Force's 65 network partners picked up free hams,...
Hunger Task Force Mobile Market Brings the Grocery Store to the Customer
By: Sheila Julson, Shepherd ExpressThe Mobile Market makes stops throughout Milwaukee County year-round to offer groceries at a= The Association of American Medical Colleges and the United States Department of Agriculture estimate that 23.5 million people live in food...
Home 4 the Holidays: Join the fight against hunger in our community
By: Adriana Mendez, TMJ4TMJ4 is proud to partner with the Hunger Task Force 4 the Home for the Holidays food drive. It's a MILWAUKEE — TMJ4 is proud to partner with the Hunger Task Force for the Home 4 the Holidays food drive. It's a way you can help stop hunger right...
Winter 2025 Nutrition Education Quarterly available online
Hunger Task Force doesn't just feed people in our community – we help along their health journeys, too. Hunger Task Force offers a robust Nutrition Education Program committed to providing useful tools to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Check out the newest edition of...
BelAir Cantina Launches Limited-Time-Only Mission Mushroom Taco to Support Hunger Task Force
BelAir Cantina, a beloved Mexican-fusion restaurant known for its inventive tacos, tequila, and fresh ingredients, is excited to announce its partnership with Hunger Task Force, Milwaukee’s only Free & Local Food Bank, as part of its Powered by Tacos charity...
Hunger Task Force Winter 2024 Newsletter now available online
Winter 2024 Newsletter Click to explore this convenient, digital version of the Hunger Task Force Winter 2024 Newsletter! Read about Hunger Task Force’s partnership with Helping Community Food Pantry, our investment in local farmers and producers through the LFPA...
South Milwaukee Human Concerns and Hunger Task Force Work Together to Bring Aid to the Community this Holiday Season
By: Elizabeth Lintonen, Shepherd ExpressThe South Milwauke community organization provides services that include a food-pantry, clothing, school supplies, a Christmas gift program for children, and more. With the holidays rapidly approaching, resources for community...
Kenosha food bank serves hundreds every week; aims to meet demand
By: Abril Preciado, FOX 6 NewsKENOSHA, Wis. - A Kenosha food bank is bringing hope to the community. Its goal is not only to be there for families at Thanksgiving, but year-round. Dozens of cars waiting outside Shalom Center food pantry on Wednesday, Nov. 27. They...
Proposed federal budget cuts threaten the future of food aid. What does this mean for Milwaukee?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food benefits to low-income families, stands to lose billions of dollars if a federal budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives is adopted. Wisconsin’s FoodShare program allows low-income residents to buy healthy food.
USDA cuts impact Mequon farmer, low income families
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that $1 billion in funding for local programs has been canceled. These programs exist and impact people here in Wisconsin.