Native Americans face some of the highest rates of food insecurity. In fact, 1 in 4 Native Americans struggle with hunger and report having limited access to sufficient, affordable food. Because of this we are working with Feeding Wisconsin and a number of other organizations, including Tribal partners, on the Tribal Elder Food program. The [...]

Dear Friend, In 2009, there were about 39.6 million people in the United States age 65 and older. That number grew to 54.1 million by 2019 — almost a 37% increase in just one decade. That’s just the beginning of the story. The 65-and-over population is projected to reach 80.8 million by 2040 and 94.7 [...]

Dear Friend, You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. You’ve probably heard that saying. It’s a call for empathy and understanding. And for Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, it’s also a call to action. To best serve our neighbors experiencing food insecurity, we need to grasp the reality of their situation. [...]

When 8-year-old Jaylen grows up, he wants to be on a basketball team. But not as a player. “I want to be the coach!” he says. Jaylen dreams big, but that dream is a long way off. Right now, his hopes and dreams fall a little closer to home — to his day-to-day reality. These [...]

As a fifth-grade math and special education teacher with a master’s degree, Bobby loved his career. But when his mother got sick and needed his help, Bobby didn’t hesitate to quit his job and move back home with her. He had hoped to work as a substitute teacher until he could get a new teaching [...]

If you’re going to develop a program to help people, it makes sense to ask those very people about their needs, right? That’s exactly what we were thinking with the launch of our inaugural Food Leaders Lab earlier this year. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin wanted people on our team who have literally “been there, done [...]