Milwaukee Residents to Receive Food and Grocery Assistance from City of Milwaukee and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Milwaukee Residents to Receive Food and Grocery Assistance from City of Milwaukee and
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
After storms left many City of Milwaukee residents without power for days, free food and grocery gift cards will be provided to replace food lost after unprecedented event.
MILWAUKEE, WI (August 19, 2021) – In a collaboration between the City of Milwaukee and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, 3,000 Pick ’n Save grocery store cards will be given away through a drive-up distribution to residents of the City of Milwaukee who lost power during the recent We Energies outage caused by extreme storms and weather.
Grocery store cards will be provided on Friday, August 20 between 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. while supplies last at the Pick n Save locations at 1100 E. Garfield Ave., 7401 W. Good Hope Rd., and 250 W. Holt Ave.
One gift card per household will be provided and recipient must be present to be eligible. Each recipient must provide proof of address via driver’s license or valid state ID. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is working with We Energies to verify power outages. There will be a process on-site to verify outages. Individuals do not need to call We Energies for proof of power outages prior to the grocery store distribution. This is available to City of Milwaukee residents only.
“Families with limited resources have faced some real challenges after the recent storm-related electrical outages, and Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin has been a good partner in assisting residents who are affected,” Mayor Tom Barrett said. “The City of Milwaukee is pleased to allocate $200-thousand in Federal CARES Act money toward this relief effort.”
In addition to the gift card giveaway, five food box distributions are planned to help further meet the increased need brought on by the storms and extended outage. Distribution locations are: Greater New Birth, UMOS, Children’s Hospital Mid-Town Clinic, WestCare E.A.T.S. Community Pantry, and Hope Lutheran Pantry.
“Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is excited to work with the City of Milwaukee to lessen the burden on the families impacted by the storms extended outages,” said Patti Habeck, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin President and CEO. “Responding to this emergency is just another opportunity to help our neighbors in need.”
WHO: Representatives from the City of Milwaukee
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin staff
WHAT: Free Pick ‘n Save grocery cards and food boxes for City of Milwaukee families that lost power and perishable food.
WHEN/WHERE:
Gift Card Giveaway
Friday, August 20
6 – 10 a.m.
Pick ‘n Save
1100 E. Garfield Ave., 7401 W. Good Hope, 250 W. Holt (Media is encouraged to visit the Holt location for interviews with representatives)
Food Distributions
Saturday, August 21st
7:00 AM – 11:00 am
Greater New Birth M.B.
8237 West Silver Spring
Milwaukee, Wi 53218
Monday, August 23rd
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
UMOS
2701 S Chase Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53207 ·
Tuesday, August 24th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Children’s Hospital Mid-Town Clinic
5433 W Fond Du Lac Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Wednesday, August 25th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WestCare E.A.T.S. Community Pantry
Harambee Community Center
335 West Wright Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Thursday, August 26th
9:00 – 12:00 PM
Hope Lutheran Pantry
1115 N 35th St
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is the largest hunger-relief organization in the state with locations in Milwaukee and Appleton. Founded in 1982 by the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is a local and independent member of the Feeding America network. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin collaborates with 400+ hunger-relief programs, including food pantries, meal programs and shelters to provide food to our 1 in 8 food-insecure neighbors across 35 counties in eastern Wisconsin. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin also supports programs that improve food security for people facing hunger and works collaboratively with community partners to solve hunger. To learn more about hunger in Wisconsin, visit www.FeedingAmericaWI.org.
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