Causes: Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Food Programs

Mission: Our mission is to end hunger in southwestern Wisconsin through community partnerships.

Geographic areas served: 16 counties in southwestern Wisconsin

Programs: BackPack ProgramBackpacks filled with nutritious, easy-to-prepare foods provide nourishment on long weekends and other out-of-school times for more than 800 children at risk of hunger every year. Food Rescue ProgramMore than two million pounds of high quality, nutritious fresh produce, dairy, meat, bakery, frozen products and shelf stable items are recovered annually from retail grocery businesses throughout our service area. FoodShare Outreach ProgramFamilies, who need to boost their food budget, are screened through Second Harvest’s FoodShare Helpline and offered free application assistance for FoodShare Wisconsin (food stamp) benefits. Every $5 of FoodShare benefits spent generates $9.20 in economic activity. Kids Cafe ProgramMore than 1,700 youth receive free, wholesome meals and snacks and participate in nutrition education and academic and recreational activities each year. Mobile Pantry Program Fresh and non-perishable groceries are trucked to a neighborhood site at a prescheduled time every month for immediate distribution to families and individuals facing hunger, accounting for more than 30 percent of the Foodbank’s total annual distribution.