The Nurturing Collaborative has provided me with a whole sisterhood of moms. This amazing initiative, a partnership between Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Birthworkers United, Inc., works directly with locally owned businesses to provide care packages and wellness experiences for expecting BIPOC parents and children, during and after pregnancy. Participants of the program also receive [...]
Shekoli Swakwek, In my tours of food pantries all over the state of Wisconsin I could clearly see that cultural intention is something not looked at or provided. It’s more getting whatever we can to feed people that are in need or hungry. As the manager of the Oneida Emergency Food Pantry for the last [...]
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is excited to announce another significant step forward in the fight to solve hunger thanks to a generous contribution from the Racine Community Foundation. Their recent donation of $10,000 will play a crucial role in our ongoing efforts to provide nourishing food to individuals and families in need. In Racine County [...]
We’ve just kicked off our Food for the Holidays campaign, and joining us this year as our ambassador is comedian Charlie Berens, famous for poking fun at his fellow Wisconsinites. Berens is passionate about ensuring all Wisconsin families have the food they need, and we’re excited to have him on board! We’re also excited to [...]
Every month, 100 or so cars line up for the Oconomowoc Mobile Food Pantry, some waiting for hours. Sadly, August 2023 was the last distribution, as the site closed for lack of funding. We visited this pantry on the last day, listening to neighbors express gratitude and lament the loss of a vital pantry in [...]
Mickie has been volunteering at Fondy Food Pantry, a Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin partner, for about five years. After retiring, Mickie and her husband spent a lot of time traveling and seeing the world, but she felt like she still had more to do. “I have this strong need for a sense of purpose,” Mickie [...]
Jessee and Lydia have had their share of hardship. Jessee suffered a severe back injury recently and has been unable to work for a few months now. He desperately needs back surgery, but without insurance, he hasn’t been able to come up with the funds. “I can’t get on disability until I have the surgery, [...]
Deborah moved to America from Nigeria years ago, raising her family in Georgia outside of Atlanta. But she says she recently felt called to move to Kenosha, so she picked up and moved by herself to follow her dreams. Things were going well enough for Deborah until she lost her job in June. Once her [...]
Lindsay Stayton Photography As I read through this newsletter, one word keeps going through my mind: Gratitude. I’m forever grateful for friends like you who support Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Thanks to you, people experiencing food insecurity are finding the help and hope that they need this holiday season through our Food for [...]
Michael faced homelessness in middle school, sometimes going two to three days without any food. Now, in his early 30s, he works as a flight attendant for Delta and gives back in the way he wishes someone else could have done for him when he was a kid. “It’s not easy being hungry every day,” [...]
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