LAST AND WHEN IT GETS EVEN COLDER, COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12, THANKSGIVING IS ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. THE HOLIDAY SEASON CAN BE A TOUGH TIME FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES. AS 12 NEWS KRISTIN PIERCE SHOWS US, THE NEED AT ONE FOOD PANTRY IS ALREADY SOARING IN THE NEED FOR HELP FROM FOOD PANTRIES IS HIGH AND IT’S ONLY GROWING AS WE GET CLOSER TO THANKSGIVING. THE ORGANIZER HERE AT ALL PEOPLE’S GATHERING CHURCH SAYS THEY SERVED NEARLY 200 PEOPLE THIS WEEK. THE NEED HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. BRIAN BOWLING, THE INTERN NEIGHBORHOOD MINISTER AT ALL PEOPLE’S GATHERING CHURCH IN MILWAUKEE, SAYS THE NEED AT THIS FOOD PANTRY IS SHOCKING. WE SHOULD BE APPALLED AT THE NEED AND ARE YOU APPALLED? I AM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, HE SAYS. THE FOOD PANTRY SERVED 35 TO 40 PEOPLE WEEKLY THIS WEEK AHEAD OF THANKSGIVING, 180. ARE YOU SEEING MORE PEOPLE COME OUT AS THEY TRY TO PREPARE FOR THANKSGIVING? YES, IT’S IT’S VERY TOUGH. ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF FOOD BANKS, FOOD PANTRIES AND LOCAL MEAL PROGRAMS, 9.9% OF PEOPLE IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY ARE FOOD INSECURE. THAT MEANS MORE THAN 93,000 PEOPLE IN OUR AREA DON’T ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO ENOUGH FOOD FOR AN ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIFE. PEOPLE AREN’T JUST SAYING, OH, I WANT TO YOU KNOW, I JUST AM GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE FOOD. THAT’S NOT WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THERE’S A NEED IN MILWAUKEE KRISTIN PIERCE 12 NEWS. IF YOU NEED HELP FROM THAT FOOD PANTRY, YOU CAN SIGN UP ONLINE. THEY DO NEED DONATIONS. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN HELPING, LOOK FOR THIS STORY ON WISN.COM. WISN 12 IS ONCE AGAIN TEAMING UP WITH THE HUNGER TASK FORCE TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. YOU CAN MAKE A DONATION NEXT WEEK DURING OUR FOOD FOR FAMILIES PHONE BANK. IF YOU DON’T WANT TO WAIT.
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Milwaukee food pantry organizer: ‘We should be appalled at the need’
According to Feeding America, 9.9% of people in Milwaukee County are food insecure
Updated: 10:23 PM CST Nov 16, 2023
The need for help from food pantries is high, and it’s only growing as we get closer to Thanksgiving. Brian Bolling, interim neighborhood minister at All Peoples Gathering Church, says it’s shocking. “The need has gone through the roof,” Bolling said. “We should be appalled at the need.” At the beginning of the year, he says the food pantry served 35-40 people weekly. This week, ahead of Thanksgiving, they served 180. “It’s very tough,” Bolling said. According to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, 9.9% of people in Milwaukee County are food insecure. That means more than 93,000 people in the county don’t always have access to enough food for an active, healthy life. “People aren’t just saying, ‘Oh, I just am going to take advantage of the free food.’ That’s not what they’re doing, there’s a need,” Bolling said.To donate or receive help from the food pantry, click here.
The need for help from food pantries is high, and it’s only growing as we get closer to Thanksgiving.
Brian Bolling, interim neighborhood minister at All Peoples Gathering Church, says it’s shocking.
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“The need has gone through the roof,” Bolling said. “We should be appalled at the need.”
At the beginning of the year, he says the food pantry served 35-40 people weekly.
This week, ahead of Thanksgiving, they served 180.
“It’s very tough,” Bolling said.
According to Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, 9.9% of people in Milwaukee County are food insecure. That means more than 93,000 people in the county don’t always have access to enough food for an active, healthy life.
“People aren’t just saying, ‘Oh, I just am going to take advantage of the free food.’ That’s not what they’re doing, there’s a need,” Bolling said.
To donate or receive help from the food pantry, click here.