feed our rural kids

Feed Our Rural Kids issues $20k Backpack Challenge to help raise funds for three local programs.

Several organizations in Vilas and Oneida County created a resource for those experiencing food insecurity.The Family Food Helpline lets people know about open food pantries, community meals, and other programs to help ensure people don’t go hungry.Now, they’re working to get the word out about it.

Wildwood Outdoor Adventures and Campground in Eagle River is hosting the “FORK on the River” fundraiser in June.

As 2024 comes to a close, Feed Our Rural Kids is reflecting on five years as an organization.FORK began in the Eagle River area in 2019 with a goal of wanting to make sure children aren’t going hungry.

As grocery prices remain high, the cost to provide support services for people dealing with insecurity does too.Feed Our Rural Kids is hoping people will rise to the challenge of supporting that need during its Cash for Kids Fundraiser going on now.

Families enjoying the Northwoods Children’s Museum in Eagle River will soon be able to address some food needs as well

When families open their home to a child in the foster care system, it often adds to their budget, even with state assistance.Vilas County Social Services say they work to provide as many resources as possible for foster families to help ease the financial burden.

Food prices are about 2% more expensive than they were around this time last year.To help cover some of those costs, Feed Our Rural Kids or FORK is offering a raffle drawing.

One in every five children nationwide is unsure where they will get their next meal, according to the USDA.Locally, organizations work together to try and change that.

Wisconsin is the first in the nation to put in place a Summer EBT program to help families feed kids over the summer months.Created by the U.S. Congress, the Summer EBT program is based on similar efforts used during the coronavirus pandemic to address food insecurity for kids.