Need Help with Food?

Hunger Task Force helps connect low-income seniors to critical programs, like FoodShare and Stockbox, that provide access to adequate nutrition. Hunger Task Force partners with senior centers and apartment buildings and can help with the application process, including interviews and submitting verification, in order to ease the burden of the application process for home-bound seniors.

Emergency Food – Pantries, Meal Sites & Distributions

Hunger Task Force has created a list of confirmed, trusted sites that provide food safely and reliably. The map below lists public senior Stockbox sites, school meal sites and emergency food sites in Milwaukee. Click on individual sites to see details – days and times of service, type of program, etc.

FoodShare

FoodShare is a federal program and Wisconsin’s first line of defense against hunger. Funded 100% by the USDA, FoodShare is an entitlement program, meaning it assists people who have low incomes and difficulty affording food get monthly help to make ends meet.

FoodShare provides food buying power at the grocery store through an EBT card called Quest. Eligibility is based on household income and size.

Senior Stockbox Program

Hunger Task Force runs the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, called Stockbox in our community. If you are age 60 or older and meet income guidelines, you can receive a free box of healthy food each month. Stockbox includes a variety of nutritious, shelf-stable items to help you stretch your grocery budget and keep balanced meals on the table. Stockboxes include a rotating menu that includes cereal, milk, canned veggies and fruits, pasta or rice, protein and fruit juice.

There is no cost to participate.

To apply for Stockbox, call Rick Lewandowski at 414-777-0483 or call IMPACT at 211 to apply. 2-1-1 can also connect callers to the nearest Stockbox site.

Stockbox DoorDash Delivery

Hunger Task Force partners with DoorDash to provide nutritious food to seniors – directly to their doors. Launched during the pandemic, Stockbox DoorDash expanded access to the program to homebound seniors and seniors who do not live near a traditional pick-up site, with convenience and dignity.

Eligible seniors are encouraged to register for the program. Many seniors may no longer feel safe or do not have access to pick-up locations or senior dining sites they previously relied upon.

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides free vouchers to eligible adults age 60 and older. If you meet income guidelines, you can use these vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, honey and fresh-cut herbs.

Vouchers can be used at participating farmers markets, roadside stands and some community-supported agriculture programs.

If more than one eligible senior lives in your household, each person may apply separately.

Mobile Market

Hunger Task Force and Piggly Wiggly are proud to partner on the Mobile Market. This grocery store on wheels travels throughout Milwaukee County to visit neighborhoods and communities that have limited access to fresh and healthy foods.

The Mobile Market stops at several senior centers and assisted living facilities to help make individualized shopping as easy as possible. The market is an active store, not a food pantry or donation center.

Emergency Food Network

Hunger Task Force is a food bank that supplies food to emergency food pantries, meal sites and homeless shelters. Hunger Task Force has created a list of confirmed, trusted sites that continue to provide food safely and reliably. Click below for a map and additional resources.

If you or someone you know needs emergency food now, please dial 2-1-1. To call using a cell phone or pay phone, dial 414-773-0211 or toll free 1-866-211-3380. An operator will help you locate the closest emergency food pantry and/or meal program in your area.

Additional Resources for Seniors