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DONATE NOWSpotlight: Hunger Task Force Stories
Zach Lueck Ensures Wisconsin Seniors Receive Healthy Food Obtained with Dignity
Site Developer Zach Lueck works diligently to ensure all of Hunger Task Force’s allotted Stockboxes are distributed monthly to qualifying seniors.
We’re Incredibly Thankful for Our Volunteers on The Hunger Task Force Farm
April marks both Earth Month and National Volunteer Month, making it the perfect time to recognize the generous volunteers who power the Hunger Task Force Farm—and our shared commitment to sustainable agriculture and community service.
Farming with the Future in Mind: The Benefits of Roller Crimping at The Farm
At the Hunger Task Force Farm, we’re piloting a second roller crimping field trial—an eco-friendly method that uses rye cover crops, natural mulch, and strip tilling to grow healthy, nutrient-dense food while building stronger soil.
Insights from our Chief Strategy Officer After Attending the Food As Medicine Conference
Hunger Task Force joined national leaders at the Food is Medicine Summit in Chicago to explore innovations in nutrition security, food delivery and health-focused hunger relief programs..
News & Media
Hunger Task Force Spring 2023 Newsletter now available online
Spring 2023 Newsletter Click to explore this convenient, digital version of the Hunger Task Force Spring 2023 Newsletter! Read about hosting your own food drive, the expansion of culturally-focused nutrition education programming, Hunger Task Force’s growing FoodShare...
Hunger Task Force Celebrates Schools Recognized in the 2022-23 Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge
School Breakfast fuels academic success! Kids who eat a healthy school breakfast do better in math, have higher attendance and are more likely to graduate. This year, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction teamed up with Hunger Task Force, the School...
Spring 2023 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 Spring 2023 edition...
Hunger Task Force Included in Food Access Research Publication
Timing is everything. During the pandemic, Hunger Task Force worked with a research team led by Melissa G. Bublitz, Katherine Du, Elizabeth Miller and Laura Peracchio to study how federal nutrition programs played a vital role in averting crisis levels of hunger. The...
Match Madness MKE Returns March 1 – 10, Double Your Donation To End Hunger
Annual campaign aims double the impact for hungry families in Milwaukee Hunger Task Force kicks off its March gift-matching campaign today: Match Madness MKE, a community fundraising campaign to support hunger relief for Milwaukee families. For the 8th consecutive...
Hunger Task Force 2022 Annual Report now available online
Hunger Task Force is proud to report that we have become stronger, more resilient and more capable than ever before! As Milwaukee's only Free & Local foodbank and Wisconsin's anti-hunger leader, we are expanding access to healthy food, growing services and...
Hunger Task Force Participates in White House “Communities in Action: Building a Better Wisconsin”
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Hunger Task Force's Executive Director, Sherrie Tussler, attended an exclusive conference at the White House: Communities in Action: Building a Better Wisconsin. The half-day conference invited select Wisconsin leaders to share...
Hunger Task Force Receives $750,000 Donation from Kohl’s to Help Reduce Food Insecurity in Milwaukee
Many families and seniors will need additional help with food as extra COVID FoodSharepayments end and inflation continues On Tuesday, February 8, Kohl's announced it is continuing its 14-year support and partnership with Hunger Task Force with a $750,000 donation to...
Everyone knew extra federal food stamp allotments would end. But the timing couldn’t be worse.
Story by: Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal SentinelEbony Williams, 30, and her daughter Schyrinity, 11, stood in the lobby of the Despensa De La Paz food pantry on a cold January Saturday, quietly watching as people bustled past them and into a packed waiting room....
Hunger Task Force prepares families and seniors for the ending of extra FoodShare COVID-19 pandemic payments
Due to Federal Action, the Last Extra FoodShare COVID-19 Pandemic Payment is February 19, 2023. Hunger Task Force will begin preparing families and seniors for the ending of extra FoodShare COVID-19 pandemic benefits. On Friday, January 13, 2023, the Wisconsin...
2022-2023 School Breakfast Challenge
School Breakfast fuels academic success! Kids who eat a healthy school breakfast do better in math, have higher attendance and are more likely to graduate. Make this school year the best one yet. Join the Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge and see how easy it is to...
Winter 2023 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 Winter 2023 edition...
Hungry for the holidays: Inflation driving spike in food insecurity across Wisconsin
Food insecurity appears to be exploding across Wisconsin, with nearly an 11% increase in the amount of Foodshare and food stamp benefits being delivered, according to the state Department of Health Services. The jump in October — the most recent data available — is...
Badger Box Program Will Continue
Fighting hunger isn’t a seasonal issue, but this is the time of year that many people pay more attention to food insecurity in our communities. Sherrie Tussler, the Executive Director of Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee shares more about the urban farm they use to...
Hunger Task Force’s new Southside Community Resource Center allows more families to be served
Hunger Task Force moved its Southside Community Resource Center from 723 W. Historic Mitchell St. down about one block to a newly renovated, larger space at 802 W. Historic Mitchell St. in March 2025.
Hunger Task Force 2024 Annual Report
Explore this convenient, digital version of the Hunger Task Force 2024 Annual Report! Hunger Task Force is on a mission. We feed people today and we end hunger tomorrow. Learn more about our 50 years of service, our ongoing programs and some of the biggest wins from 2024 in our Annual Report!