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Hunger Task Force, Inc.
Hunger Task Force, Inc. is a non-profit, anti-hunger public policy organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hunger Task Force works to end hunger in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin by providing direct food delivery services, and works to end future hunger by advocating for fair and responsible administration of federal nutrition assistance programs.
In the 1968, Joe and Joyce Ellwanger ran the Cross Lutheran Church in Milwaukee when they were approached by the Black Panther Party about hosting a free breakfast program for the community's children. The church declined the Panthers request, but were inspired by the idea and recognized the need for such a program at Milwaukee Public Schools. They organized a group - "Citizens for Central School Breakfast Program" - along with former Mayor Frank Zeidler and registered dietitian Mary Kelly, and took a proposal to the Milwaukee School Board in 1969. According to Joe Ellwanger, they were initially met "with all kinds of opposition from a very conservation school board", but were eventually allowed to pilot the program at three MPS schools. The success of the pilot led to board approval at 16 more elementary schools, Kelly went on to directly lead the program, and it was eventually implemented across all MPS schools. In the early 1970s, the United States Department of Agriculture asked the group to expand their work beyond MPS and provide food to low-income families more generally.
In 1977, WISN-TV in Milwaukee organized the Food For Families holiday food drive, and the "task force" was called upon to collect, store and distribute the donated food, creating Milwaukee's first and foremost food bank. Today, Hunger Task Force is a wholly donor driven community institution, and is supported by thousands of volunteers every year.
Hunger Task Force is a member of the Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin, a federation of charities dedicated to providing free and nutritious food to low-income families.
The current executive director of Hunger Task Force is Sherrie Tussler.
Hunger Task Force operates as both a food bank and anti-hunger advocacy organization.
The Hunger Task Force food bank delivers food free of charge to a network of 80 food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters in Milwaukee County. Monthly, these pantries serve over 33,000 people, and meal programs serve over 60,000 meals. Through a combination of federal commodities, donated food and fresh farm produce, Hunger Task Force provides affiliated charities a supply of free, nutritious food appropriate to client household size, diet and culture.
Hunger Task Force administers The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in Wisconsin.
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Hunger Task Force, Inc.
Hunger Task Force, Inc. is a non-profit, anti-hunger public policy organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hunger Task Force works to end hunger in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin by providing direct food delivery services, and works to end future hunger by advocating for fair and responsible administration of federal nutrition assistance programs.
In the 1968, Joe and Joyce Ellwanger ran the Cross Lutheran Church in Milwaukee when they were approached by the Black Panther Party about hosting a free breakfast program for the community's children. The church declined the Panthers request, but were inspired by the idea and recognized the need for such a program at Milwaukee Public Schools. They organized a group - "Citizens for Central School Breakfast Program" - along with former Mayor Frank Zeidler and registered dietitian Mary Kelly, and took a proposal to the Milwaukee School Board in 1969. According to Joe Ellwanger, they were initially met "with all kinds of opposition from a very conservation school board", but were eventually allowed to pilot the program at three MPS schools. The success of the pilot led to board approval at 16 more elementary schools, Kelly went on to directly lead the program, and it was eventually implemented across all MPS schools. In the early 1970s, the United States Department of Agriculture asked the group to expand their work beyond MPS and provide food to low-income families more generally.
In 1977, WISN-TV in Milwaukee organized the Food For Families holiday food drive, and the "task force" was called upon to collect, store and distribute the donated food, creating Milwaukee's first and foremost food bank. Today, Hunger Task Force is a wholly donor driven community institution, and is supported by thousands of volunteers every year.
Hunger Task Force is a member of the Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin, a federation of charities dedicated to providing free and nutritious food to low-income families.
The current executive director of Hunger Task Force is Sherrie Tussler.
Hunger Task Force operates as both a food bank and anti-hunger advocacy organization.
The Hunger Task Force food bank delivers food free of charge to a network of 80 food pantries, soup kitchens and homeless shelters in Milwaukee County. Monthly, these pantries serve over 33,000 people, and meal programs serve over 60,000 meals. Through a combination of federal commodities, donated food and fresh farm produce, Hunger Task Force provides affiliated charities a supply of free, nutritious food appropriate to client household size, diet and culture.
Hunger Task Force administers The Emergency Food Assistance Program and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in Wisconsin.