TMJ4 is partnering once again with Milwaukee’s Hunger Task Force and Raymond James for the Home 4 the Holidays Virtual Food Drive — an entirely online effort designed to stock food pantry shelves across Wisconsin.
Watch: Emergency food helpers share how to support Wisconsin food pantries with a click
Emergency food helpers share how to support Wisconsin food pantries with a click
Participants can visit the Hunger Task Force website, where they’ll find an assortment of holiday food items available for purchase. Every dollar donated goes directly toward stocking shelves at nearly 70 emergency food pantries, meal sites and shelters throughout Wisconsin.
“It’ll go a long way toward allowing us to purchase the foods that we need to meet the need in the community,” said Mardi Smirl, community relations manager for Hunger Task Force.
For food pantries statewide, the demand for assistance continues to rise. Kelli Hirt, director of Wisconsin Food and Nutrition Services, oversees the Vivent Health food pantry, which serves people living with HIV and AIDS. She said this pantry alone serves 600 people a month and that she’s seen numbers rise this year compared to last…