December FoodShare benefits will be issued on your typical schedule.
FoodShare members can check their FoodShare balance by calling QUEST Card Services at 877-415-5164.
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Grocery Store on Wheels – Significant Discounts!
December FoodShare benefits will be issued on your typical schedule.
FoodShare members can check their FoodShare balance by calling QUEST Card Services at 877-415-5164.
Spotlight: Hunger Task Force Stories
Portia Young Champions Our Mission Through Partnerships and 20+ Year History
Portia Young is a true Friend of Free & Local and exemplifies how long-term partnerships and consistent community engagement can create lasting change. From her early days as a Milwaukee news anchor and reporter to her current role as Director of Corporate Public Relations at Sargento, Portia has remained a steadfast advocate of our Free & Local mission.
How to Budget for Your Next Grocery Visit Amidst the Egg Shortage
Every day consumers are really feeling the pinch from the egg shortage. This disruption has caused a limited egg supply, making accessing this everyday ingredient harder for many of us. There are plenty of affordable and easy alternatives to eggs that will help you create nourishing, tasty meals without breaking the bank.
Our Community Nutrition Manager’s Reflections from the 2025 Association of SNAP Nutrition Administrators (ASNNA) Conference
During the first week of February, the Hunger Task Force Community Nutrition Manager attended the ASNNA Conference Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees included USDA staff, state implementing agencies and local anti-hunger organizations like Hunger Task Force.
Meet Lisa Karnish the Professional Behind Our Inventory and Warehouse Operations
Meet Lisa Karnish, Operations Associate Manager at Hunger Task Force, driving efficiency, inventory management and community impact at Milwaukee’s Free & Local food bank.
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Grocery store on wheels makes rounds in Milwaukee County
The Mobile Market is a smaller-scale grocery store. It’s not a food pantry, instead the market is open to everyone. Anyone can show up and shop. The market follows a set schedule and makes stops at various locations around Milwaukee County.
Wisconsin will replace FoodShare aid when outages spoil food, but filing requests isn’t easy
The federal government funds FoodShare through its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. It allows states to replace funds for households that lose food to misfortunes like refrigerator malfunctions, power outages or flooding. Nearly 26,000 FoodShare households in Wisconsin received $3.1 million in replacement benefits between December 2022 and November 2023. That’s far less than the up to $34 million in food that FoodShare households potentially lost from January’s storm alone, according to a state estimate.