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

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.

A local church has seen the demand for food grow over the last decade.What started out as a way to keep one child from going hungry on the weekend has grown to help more than a hundred each school year.

Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed this week to be “Feed Our Rural Kids Week”.FORK in Vilas County says it’s more than a recognition of the work they’ve been doing to fight food insecurity among kids in the Northwoods.

Feed Our Rural Kids, or FORK, has reached a major milestone with its endowment fundraising.

Feed Our Rural Kids keeps expanding its presence in the Three Lake School District.It recently completed a pantry in the school.

Food insecurity can happen to anyone.And when it happens, you may not know where to go to for help or if you’d even qualify for it.People in Vilas and Oneida Counties will soon have a new resource to get all those questions answered.

Feed Our Rural Kids, or FORK, recently announced plans to expand its reach. FORK currently works with three local schools to address child food insecurity, but as it grows, the organization plans to provide financial support to additional food organizations using its endowment fund.

Feed Our Rural Kids is thanking the Vilas County community for helping it surpass its fundraising goals last month.FORK held its annual Cash For Kids fundraiser. This year’s goal was $25,000.

According to Feeding America data, an estimated 70% of children living in Oneida County in 2019 were eligible for federal nutrition programs because of their family’s income level.