Spotlight: Hunger Task Force Stories
150 Kohl’s volunteers simultaneously build 600 Stockboxes and sort 20,000 pounds of food
Hunger Task Force and Kohl’s continued to build on their long-standing partnership to reduce food insecurity in Milwaukee by partnering on a “Double-Double.” This larger scale event featured a team of 150 enthusiastic Kohl’s volunteers simultaneously building 600 Stockboxes and sorting over 20,000 pounds of healthy food.
Volunteer of the Month: Don Driver | May 2024
Each month Hunger Task Force is honored to recognize an individual or group who go above and beyond in their service to the organization. From food sorting and building healthy food boxes for seniors to helping individuals shop the Mobile Market and harvesting at The Farm, volunteers help Hunger Task Force feed people today and support our work in ending future hunger.
FoodShare Advocate Mar Mar Lin Lends a Helping Hand to Milwaukee’s APIDA Community
Mar Mar Lin, a FoodShare Advocate at Hunger Task Force, understands the struggles of newcomers in Milwaukee all too well. Within the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community, cultural norms around self-reliance and shame can make it difficult for people to seek help. Through her work, Mar Mar combats the complex issues surrounding food insecurity within the APIDA community, ensuring that cultural norms and language barriers don’t prevent anyone from accessing vital resources.
Hunger Task Force Welcomes Kim Muench as Development Director
Hunger Task Force welcomes Kim Muench as our new Development Director. With nearly 17 years of fundraising experience at Alverno College and Saint Jude the Apostle, Kim is no stranger to Milwaukee. She’s ready to lead our donor relations, partnerships, and events with her passion for making a difference in our community.
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Hunger Task Force Spring 2023 Newsletter now available online
Click to explore this convenient, digital version of the Hunger Task Force Spring 2023 Newsletter! Read about the excitement of hosting a food drive, the expansion of culturally-focused nutrition education programming, Hunger Task Force’s growing FoodShare outreach efforts, the launch of the Hunger Task Force Legacy Society and more!
Hunger Task Force Celebrates Schools Recognized in the 2022-23 Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge
This year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction teamed up with Hunger Task Force, the School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin, and Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry to inspire creativity and increase student participation in school breakfast. Throughout the month of February, thirty schools from across the state competed in the 2022-2023 Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge.