NUTRITION COALITION

The Waukesha County Nutrition Coalition (WCNC) is a group of member agencies addressing the issues of hunger and food insecurity in Waukesha County.
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• JOIN US...become a member (membership form-page 4 of WCNC outlook (1 pg, 44KB))
• Current members

Waukesha Co. UW-Extension Calendar includes the next meeting date & info. for WCNC. Also see Monthly Topic listing below.

For more info. contact: Melinda Stuart, Nutrition Coalition Coordinator, 262-970-4713 mstuart@waukeshacounty.gov

MISSION

Through collaboration, cooperation, and information sharing, the WCNC works to prevent hunger and food insecurity, provide information and education on nutrition issues, and promotes social policies that achieve food security while honoring the dignity of those we serve.

Five Year Impact Summary

Food Recovery: Since its development in 2002, a value of over $1,209,000 of food has been collected and distributed throughout Waukesha County.

Garden Gleaning: A total of 125,878 pounds of fresh produce was collected over the past 5 years. This produce has been donated to meal programs and food pantries within the communities where it was collected.

Understanding Issues of Poverty: a poverty simulation workshop- In the past five years, 353 community leaders, agency staff, educators, law enforcement, elected officials and other participants from the Waukesha Community have been trained to the realities faced by people who have limted income.

Food Assistance Directories -

English or Spanish. A directory of many food resources in Waukesha County. These are legal size documents. If you wish to print, use legal size paper which is 8-1/2" x 14".

• English version (2 legal size pages, 66 KB)
• Spanish version (2 legal size pages,48 KB)

News Releases & Information

• Evaluation results of WCNC projects (1 pages,48KB)
• Hunger in Waukesha County (2 pages, 113KB)
• 2006 Nutrition Coalition Evaluation & Needs Assessment Report (16 pages, 52KB)
• Monthly Topics for 2008 (1 page 29 KB)
• 2008 WCNC Outlook (4 pages, 188 KB)
• Tips on Donating To Local Food Pantries (1 page, 46 KB)
• Waukesha County Food Recovery Program
• Helpful Food Security Websites

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