Mark your calendars—Saturday, May 10th is your chance to make a big impact with a simple act of kindness. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is back, and Sheboygan County Food Bank is aiming high with a goal to collect 35,000 pounds of food. This is the largest single-day food drive in the country, powered by mail carriers, volunteers, and generous neighbors like you. [...]
It's true. As 2024 is coming to an end, we're supporting the most family visits in our history. We’re seeing an average of 6,850 family visits each month at our Sheboygan Cares Food Pantry and partner organizations—likely largely attributed to inflation. This is a 240% increase from three years ago and officially more than the height of the pandemic in 2020. Since 2020 we’ve [...]
Raising the Most Money Ever as We Support the Most Family Visits in Our History Together as a community, we made history on November 23rd. We’re thrilled to share that for our 7th Annual Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk a total of 2,585 runners and walkers joined us and we raised about $109,000—officially setting records for the most participants and money raised! This adds on [...]
Having a birthday mission in lieu of gifts is a meaningful way to support a cause that's near and dear to your heart – and we're here for it. On September 23rd, just a few days out from her 33rd birthday, Steph announced on her personal Facebook page that she wanted to celebrate by giving back to families facing hunger in her hometown. Steph [...]
We are deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Natalie Black Kohler on Tuesday, September 10. Natalie was an extraordinary person whose generosity and compassion for those in need have had a profound impact on countless individuals and families in our community. Sheboygan County Food Bank received generous support from Natalie over the past decade. Her contributions fueled our mission to ensure [...]
Did you know that about 5,000 children in Sheboygan County are living with hunger? Our latest data reveals that inflation and the cutbacks in government benefits are continuing to make it tough for parents in our community to pay the bills and buy enough food to feed their children and themselves. We’re serving an average of over 6,400 families each month through food pantries and our other partner [...]
From mid-morning into the evening on the second Saturday in May every year, Sheboygan County Food Bank's warehouse is a bustling scene of helping hands working together to organize Stamp Out Hunger food donations like a well-oiled machine. Pairs of volunteers pull up in their cars into our drive-through garage. Their trunks and back seats are stuffed with bags of assorted non-perishable foods that [...]
The 2023 holiday season kicked off with huge strides against hunger in Sheboygan County. We're excited to share that our 6th Annual Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk fundraiser held on November 18 raised over $90,000! This puts us at over $320,000 raised across all six years. Sponsorships, registration fees, purchased apparel and gear, VIP parking passes, and donations for this event directly support Sheboygan County [...]
In 2023, the combination of high inflation and reduced government support has hit Sheboygan County families hard, making it difficult for many to put food on the table. In fact, our latest food distribution data reveals that an average of 5,135 families were served through our Sheboygan Cares Food Pantry and network of partner organizations every month this year so far – a staggering [...]
We always feel extra inspired when young people in our community come up with ideas to creatively support our mission. Isaac, a Sheboygan high school student and local Eagle Scout, is our most recent inspiration. Isaac carved time out of his summer to develop an Eagle Scout project to furnish raised garden beds at Sheboygan County Food Bank (SCFB). “I decided to help (SCFB) [...]
