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 (1page, 249KB)

Waukesha Co. UW-Extension Calendar includes the next meeting date & info. for WCNC.
Topics for 2010 (1 page, 41 KB)

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.

Get Active in Waukesha County-

It is our hope that this "Get Active in Waukesha County" booklet will inspire you & your family to have fun with physical activity. It lists just some of the many wonderful, affordable opportunities for active play in Waukesha County. Files are PDF(over 1MB each) and will open in a new window.

• ENGLISH view or print
• SPANISH view or print

Food Assistance Directories -

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, 65 KB)
• Spanish version (2 legal size pages,47 KB)

News Releases & Information

• 2010 WCNC Outlook (4 pages, 693 KB)
• County Budget Presentation to WCNC 4-09 (25 pgs, 295 KB)
• Evaluation results of WCNC projects (1 pages,48KB)
• Hunger in Waukesha County (2 pages, 113KB)
• Food Pantry Survey Summary (2 pages, 1.08MB)
• 2006 Nutrition Coalition Evaluation & Needs Assessment Report (16 pages, 52KB)
• Tips on Donating To Local Food Pantries (1 page, 46 KB)
• Dealing with a drop in income (9 pages, 348 KB)
• Waukesha County Food Recovery Program
• Helpful Food Security Websites

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