Milwaukee’s Free & Local food bank · Since 1974

Food is a
human right.

Hunger Task Force feeds children, families and seniors across Wisconsin every single day. No paperwork. No purchase. No catch. Tell us what you need and we’ll point you to the closest help.

The Farm · Franklin, WI Hunger Task Force Farm fields
208 acres  ·  grown for our neighbors
“Every potato, every apple, every bag of greens. Grown right here, given freely.”

A year of free & local food, by the numbers.

Pulled from our 2025 community impact report. Updated quarterly by staff, no developer required.

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A working farm grown by volunteers, harvested for neighbors in need.
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Fresh produce grown each year and distributed for free across Wisconsin.
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Pounds of food moved through our network of pantries, shelters and meal sites.
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Of every dollar goes directly to programs. Watchdogs love us, we love that.

What we do, all of it free.

Six programs, one mission. From a 208-acre farm in Franklin to FoodShare outreach to a grocery store on wheels, every program runs on the belief that healthy, culturally familiar food is a human right.

01 / Food Bank Inside a Hunger Task Force partner pantry

The Food Bank that says yes.

We supply more than a hundred Milwaukee-area pantries, shelters and meal sites with free, healthy food. No fees, no contracts, no income tests.

Locate a pantry
02 / The Farm Hunger Task Force Farm fields in Franklin Wisconsin

208 acres, grown for free.

Our farm in Franklin grows over 500,000 pounds of fresh produce a year, all of it harvested by volunteers and given away.

Visit The Farm
03 / Mobile Market Mobile market shoppers

A grocery store on wheels.

Fresh Picks brings produce, meat and dairy at a deep discount to Milwaukee’s food deserts five days a week.

See the route
04 / Nutrition Ed Nutrition education classroom

Cook well, on a budget.

Free classes, recipe cards and one-on-one coaching that meet families where they live and what they like to eat.

Browse recipes
05 / Voices Against Hunger Advocacy delegation in Washington DC

A voice in every chamber.

Voices Against Hunger advocates for fully-funded federal nutrition programs in Madison, Milwaukee and Washington D.C.

Take action

From the field, the floor and the farm.

Stories about the neighbors, volunteers and partners who make Free & Local possible. Updated weekly by the Hunger Task Force communications team.

Want to get involved?

Two doors. Both open. Pick whichever feels right today and we’ll meet you on the other side.

Volunteer

Show up at The Farm or the Food Bank.

Sort donations, pack Stockboxes for seniors, harvest apples, drive a route. Slots open every week.

Pick a shift
Advocate

Tell your senator that food is a right.

Join Voices Against Hunger and use our one-click letters to push for the policies that end future hunger.

Send a letter