Hunger & Poverty prevention Partnership

• Community Awareness & Education - educating the community about hunger and poverty.

  Legislative Advocacy - helping individuals obtain a greater income and prevent food insecurity.currently looking for new members

  Resource Development - focusing on improving and coordinating resources.

  Giving Gardens - new leadership, new name, and new committees, join today!

• MOBILE PANTRY - delivering food to those in rural areas.
• EMPTY BOWLS -
  annual fundraiser
• GRANTS - for those fighting to prevent hunger & poverty.
• MAILING LIST - semi-annual
  e-news, sign up today!

Community Awareness & Education

Mission Statement: The role of the Community Awareness Education Team is to inform and educate the community on poverty/hunger issues in Portage County and the activities of the Hunger Prevention Partnership.

Chair: Mary Ann Krems 344-2453
Members: Mary Ann Krems, Mary Le May, Janet Swiston, Mary Ann Baird, Rebecca Suehring, Shannon Williams, Mary Ann Baird, Laura Hanneman

Strategies include:
a. Sharing information with the media.
b. Maintaining a speakers bureau on hunger poverty issues.
c. Providing informational material and displays.
d. Promoting the Plant a Row Project.

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Plant A Row Program: 2011 totals are coming soon!

Want to donate some produce from your garden?
Firm, clean fruits and durable vegetables can be donated to the follow agencies:

• Family Crisis Center 1616 W. River Dr .
• Lincoln Center 1519 Water St.
• Operation Bootstrap 5000 Heffron
• Salvation Army 1600 Briggs
• Interfaith Food Pantry 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (Call 341-5655 to donate)
• St. Vincent DePaul 2700 Post Rd, Plover
• Catholic Charities and Rosholt Food Pantry

Please...Plant a Row for the Hungry

Bulletin Board has been updated by Janet Swiston and displayed at Empty Bowls. Four new members signed up at the event.
Shortened Form of Food Agencies has been updated and is now available.
Hunger Poverty Newsletter has been shared with the PC Board of Supervisors and the Stevens Point City Council. (Mayor Halvorson requested them for his council.)

Janet and Mary Ann are requesting reports and updates with pictures from any activities sponsored by the Partnership. Specifically Empty Bowls, American Resiency Project, Poverty Simulation as well as any other team activities.
Work is beginning on the Annual Report for 2011.
Hunger Indicators will be completed soon for the third quarter and will be
shared.