This coalition was initially formed:
as a grassroots initiative responding to a locally identified need

Mission/Purpose
The Juneau County Hunger Task Force is a collaboration of agencies and concerned citizens. It strives to support one another, share information and resources, not to duplicate services and promote community awareness in the areas of housing and food resou

Description
Members interact primarily for the purpose of exchanging information and communication.

Organizations/Groups Represented
Aging Agencies
Business/Industry
CAP agencies
Food pantries
Head Start
Homeless Shelters
Public health/WIC staff
Religious organizations
School food service
UW-Extension

Primary Leadership
Provided by Extension

Extension's Leadership Role
Active member; provide primary leadership for the Coaltion

Strategies/Projects/Activities of the Coalition
networking a variety of organizations/individuals working in the area of hunger prevention (* primary project)
networking emergency food providers in the county (* primary project)
promoting/coordinating food collection and distribution other than food drives (through Hunt for the Hungry, Plant a Row for the Hungry, gleaning projects, etc)
raising awareness of hunger and food insecurity (* primary project)

Funding
This coalition does not have funding for general operations.

This coalition does not have funding for specific operations.

Internal Planning
This coalition has not participated in planning and organizational (internal) development activities (such as strategic planning, creating a mission statement, training of members).

Evaluation
This group has not evaluated its functioning.
This group has evaluated its strategies/projects/activities.

Success Story
No Success Story provided.

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