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Foodshare
outreach program
Launched
in June 2009, Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin's FoodShare
Outreach Program:
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Increases eligible families’ food budgets to access nutritious
foods that accommodate their personal tastes and cultural preferences.
• Assists emergency food providers who are struggling to keep
up with the demand for food assistance.
• Economically boosts businesses and farmers as FoodShare
Wisconsin benefits are spent in local communities. The USDA estimates
every $5 of FoodShare benefits spent generate $9.20 in economic
activity.
The
program is promoted through a Second Harvest Foodbank volunteer-staffed,
toll-free FoodShare Helpline. Callers are screened for FoodShare
eligibility, encouraged to apply for FoodShare Wisconsin benefits,
and referred to sites throughout our 16-county service area for
one-on-one application assistance from our FoodShare Outreach team.
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Second
Harvest Foodbank thanks our fiscal year 2011 donors who restricted
their support to the FoodShare Outreach Program:
Caritas Foundation
Endres Manufacturing Company Foundation
Kraft Foods
Marguerite Casey Foundation
Roundy's Foundation
Springs Window
Fashions
Help
support Second Harvest Foodbank's FoodShare Outreach Program.
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FoodShare Helpline Volunteers (DAYTIME, WEEKDAY SHIFTS OPEN NOW
- Sign up today!)
Friendly,
compassionate volunteers, age 18 and older, are needed to screen
callers for eligibility, encourage them to apply for FoodShare benefits,
and refer them to sites for application assistance. Volunteers also
address general FoodShare questions.
Training
is provided and FoodShare Outreach staff help answer in-depth questions.
Sign
up today! Contact Tanya
Payne at 608-216-7214.
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Need
help boosting your food budget?
Call
Second Harvest Foodbank's FoodShare Helpline at 1-877-FOOD-635 (1-877-366-3635).
Visit
Second Harvest Foodbank's FoodShare
benefits page to learn more about how you can find out if you're
eligible for FoodShare Wisconsin benefits.
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