What’s better than providing food to local families facing hunger? Providing food while supporting critical local businesses. “We thought why don’t we connect local pantries to local grocery stores within their communities,” explains Cassie Faulks, community impact manager at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. “This way we help not only the community, but we help the [...]

Typically, the stands at Lambeau Field are packed with fans and the freezers are stocked with enough food to satisfy 80,000 cheeseheads at each Packers home game. But with no screaming fans this year due to the pandemic, the Packers are graciously lending their extra food storage space to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. "This [...]

As parents juggle work with supporting their kids who are at home virtual learning, Chartwells School Dining Service and the Menasha Joint School District wanted to take a load off each family's wallet and to-do list by providing free meals to students. At each Farm to Family Drive-Up Food Distribution, hosted by Feeding America [...]

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin has partnered with Racine Community Foundation to address hunger concerns in Racine, where 9% of the population is food insecure. With the pandemic drastically increasing rates of food insecurity in the last few months, it is projected that Racine’s food-insecurity rate could rise to as high as 14% by the end [...]

In response to COVID-19, Team Rubicon launched the Neighbors Helping Neighbors initiative to meet the needs of communities throughout America at safe distances. Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that utilizes the skills and experiences of military veterans to assist in disaster zones, has over 100,000 dedicated volunteers working tirelessly across the country, which the organization [...]