Hunger Task Force

Meet Andrew Ruehl, a Milwaukee native and dedicated advocate for ending hunger in our community. As the Community Affairs Lead at GE HealthCare, Andrew combines his professional expertise with a deep commitment to creating equitable access to healthy food. Read more about Andrew's impact here: https://lnkd.in/gqmVg-jY Andrew helped forge powerful partnerships, including GE HealthCare’s collaboration with the Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation, to invest in programs that uplift Milwaukee. Together, their support for the Hunger Task Force Mobile Market through the Powering Milwaukee Forward program has helped bring fresh, affordable groceries to neighborhoods across Milwaukee—breaking down barriers to healthy food access. #foodequity #poweringmilwaukeeforward #gehealthcare #mobilemarket

Undisputed Champions of ending hunger in Milwaukee! ?? It was a blast welcoming WWE SmackDown! Street Profits superstars Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins for a tour of Hunger Task Force before their big event last Friday night in Milwaukee at the Fiserv Forum. During their visit, Montez and Angelo rolled up their sleeves to pack Stockboxes for low-income seniors. In addition to a custom championship belt, WWE gifted Hunger Task Force $10,000 to support our mission as part of their Season of Giving campaign! #seasonofgiving #WWE #smackdown

??MEET THE ARTIST!?? Joe Meinecke is a Producer for the Milwaukee Media Group and an amateur photographer from Muskego, WI. His love of photography goes all the way back to high school. In the past several years, nature, landscapes and birds have been Joe’s chosen subjects. Many of Joe’s photos have also been featured by the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Purchase Joe's holiday card "Holiday Friends" and support Hunger Task Force at: bit.ly/HTFholiday-cards

Grab a turkey (or two!) during your grocery run and make another family's Thanksgiving extra special this year! Hunger Task Force is heading back to American Family Field this Friday alongside WDJT CBS 58 and BREWERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION for the annual Thanksgiving Drive-Thru Food Drive! On November 22 – from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. – you can drop off turkeys, healthy food donations or cash donations to help feed seniors, families and children this holiday season! ?? ?? ?? As a thank-you, Drive-Thru donors will receive a Freddy Peralta soccer jersey and other giveaway items—while supplies last. See you Friday!

As a proud partner of Hunger Task Force, and member of the Hunger Relief Federation, Shalom Center in Kenosha County is leading the way in combating hunger. Learn more about their impact and how we’re working together to end hunger: https://lnkd.in/g2B9Qhtw Their innovative online grocery ordering system ensures families receive food that fits their preferences and needs, while their soup kitchen has served hot meals every day since 1982—over 150 meals daily! Last year alone, their emergency food pantry distributed nearly 1 million pounds of food to over 11,750 households. #HungerRelief #Collaboration #Kenosha #EndHunger #FeedingWisconsin

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so Hunger Task Force – along with volunteers from our Turkey Ticker partner Zurn Elkay Water Solutions – loaded up vehicles from our pantry network with fresh produce from the Hunger Task Force Farm and Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative, holiday staples and of course 1,400 turkeys for distribution to local families! ?? Support the Turkey Ticker: bit.ly/turkey-ticker Make your gift today through our Turkey Ticker and Zurn Elkay Water Solutions will double your donation bird-for-bird! #Thanksgiving #turkeyticker

TONIGHT! See the iconic Hoan glow blue??and yellow??in support of Hunger Task Force. We’re thrilled that the Hoan Bridge will glow in Hunger Task Force colors all Friday night to celebrate our Food For Families campaign. Illuminate your support with a gift to Hunger Task Force: bit.ly/giveHTF Thanks to the Shine a Lite program, sponsored by Light the Hoan and Miller Lite, we have the incredible opportunity to illuminate our mission and raise critical funds for our work. #millerlite #hoanbridge #milwaukee #shinealite #lightthehoan

Celebrate #NationalPhilanthropyDay by supporting Food For Families. Every dollar donated will be used to purchase healthy food, by the truckload, to provide free holiday meals for children, families and seniors in need. Learn more about Milwaukee's most storied tradition of giving!

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and our #TurkeyTicker is in full swing! Help us make sure Milwaukee families in need have a festive turkey on their table this holiday season. DONATE A TURKEY ONLINE TODAY: bit.ly/turkey-ticker Double your turkey donation! All month long, turkey donations will be matched by our friends at Zurn Elkay Water Solutions! ???????

Farm-to-Food Bank! Hunger Task Force is investing in our local farming community and bringing fresh, local food to families in need with the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEJwSKG7 From ground beef ?? and salmon ?? to the freshest veggies ??, Hunger Task Force is proud to invest nearly $250,000 in locally grown produce and Wisconsin meats to ensure fresh, nutritious food reaches families across the state. This partnership is a win-win and helps local farmers grow while feeding our neighbors! Hunger Task Force purchased directly from eight Wisconsin farmers and producers — WI Grass Fed Beef Coop, Superior Fresh, LLC, Gwenyn Hill Farm, Lee Produce, JL Produce, Chee’s Fresh Produce, Yeng’s Farm and Happy Day Farmhaus. #lfpa #localpurchasing #farmtofoodbank #wisconsinfarms #farming