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Nutrition Coalition logo loaf of bread with wheat sprigsNUTRITION 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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Waukesha Co. UW-Extension Calendar includes the next meeting date & info. for WCNC.
PDF file 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.

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".

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