Why You Should Sign Up for Voices Against Hunger to Help Eliminate Hunger in Wisconsin Reno Wright, Advocacy Director reno.wright@hungertaskforce.org Contact Reno Wright, Advocacy Director to learn more about Voices Against Hunger. Voices Against Hunger Why did Hunger Task Force revive Voices Against Hunger? We relaunched Voices Against Hunger to provide a platform for citizens to advocate. Through Voices Against Hunger, Wisconsinites, who care about nutrition programs, will be informed about issues that impact statewide hunger and have an easy way to take action to advocate for polic ..read more

U.S. Army Reserve and Milwaukee Police Department Host Ruck March Benefiting Hunger Task Force For the fifth consecutive year, reservists and police officers are helping keep our Milwaukee neighbors fed with their Annual 10K Ruck March. Hunger Task Force is grateful to be the beneficiary of the recent Ruck March organized by the U.S. Army Reserve Alpha Company 3-334 Drill Sergeant Unit and the Milwaukee Police Department. Spearheaded by Melvin Finkley, a seasoned Homicide Detective with the Milwaukee Police Department and a Sergeant First Class (SFC) Senior Drill Sergeant for the Army Rese ..read more

SNAP-Ed Intern The SNAP-Ed Intern is a part-time paid position that will assist the Community Dietitian in providing MyPlate nutrition education to adults, families and children in the community. The primary focus of this education will be through the planning, scheduling, preparation, and distribution of food samples. Samples will be provided throughout the Hunger Task Force network at food pantries and CSFP sites. Each sample activity will include a pre-packed sample of a MyPlate approved recipe along with targeted nutrition education relevant to the sample. This program is designed to enc ..read more

Summer Meals Coordinator The Summer Meals Coordinator provides administrative and advocacy support for the Milwaukee Summer Food Service Program. This seasonal position is responsible for day-to-day management of supplies; community engagement; outreach; service data collection and program monitoring. The goal of this position is to increase participation in the summer meal program by implementing strategies and events to involve the community with effective outreach efforts. A bi-lingual individual is preferred, but not required. This position will begin in May of 2024. To apply Send your ..read more

From Classroom to Community: Child Nutrition Educator Inspires Healthy Choices in Local Schools Melanie Foland, Child Nutrition Educator at Hunger Task Force, has dedicated her career to making a positive impact on young lives. Inspired by her own influential teachers, Melanie embarked on a career in education. “My teachers made such a difference in my life. I was inspired to do the same,” says Melanie. Her path led her to studying education at Marquette University. After student teaching in the West Allis West Milwaukee School District, she landed a full-time position at Pershing Elementar ..read more

Meet Jon Janowski: School Breakfast Champion and Former Advocacy Director at Hunger Task Force Courtesy of Quadracci Family 50 Faces. 50 Stories. 50 Years of Fighting Hunger. Hunger Task Force is proud to be Milwaukee’s only Free & Local food bank and Wisconsin’s anti-hunger leader. In celebration of our 50th Anniversary, Hunger Task Force is highlighting “50 Faces of Ending Hunger,” honoring the anti-hunger heroes who champion Free & Local and support our mission to end hunger. ——————————————— Upon graduating with a master’s degree in public administration from the University of ..read more

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. “Hunger Task Force and Kohl’s have a long history of participating in large-scale volunteer events, and we’re grateful for Kohl’s volunteerism and financial support to feed seniors and ..read more

Volunteer of the Month: Don Driver | May 2024 Each month Hunger Task Force is honored to recognize an individual or organization that goes above and beyond in their service to the organization. Hunger Task Force relies on the help of more than 16,000 generous volunteers every year. 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. Since 2016, Don Driver has dedicated his time to regularly volunteering with Hun ..read more

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. Born in Burma, her childhood was disrupted by the 8888 Uprising, forcing her family to flee to Thailand and live in refugee camps. In 2001, when Mar Mar was 16, her family relocated to Milwaukee. “When we first arrived, there were maybe 30 refugees from Burma in the area.” Twenty-three years later, Milwaukee has now welcomed over 20,000 Burmese residents. Mar Mar’s own experience as a refug ..read more

How Sherrie Tussler Of Hunger Task Force Is Helping To Address The Growing Challenge Of Food Insecurity By: Martita Mestey, Authority Magazine Ignore the competition. They are back drafting you and besides bringing you down they aren’t very good at copying your work. •  •  • In many parts of the United States, there is a crisis of people having limited reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. As prices rise, this problem will likely become more acute. How can this problem be solved? Who are the leaders helping to address this crisis? In th ..read more