The Waukesha County Nutrition Coalition (WCNC) is a group of member agencies addressing the issues of hunger and food insecurity in Waukesha County.
Become a Member (pdf, 1 pg, 214 KB)
2013 WCNC Outlook Newsletter (pdf, 4 pgs, 647 KB)
  

Next meeting: 9:00 am, Tuesday May 28, 2013
Topic: Thrive
Location: Administration Center Room G55/59, 515 W Moreland Blvd, Waukesha 

Recent Articles

• Spring Weather is Here!!! March 28, 2013
• Update on the Affordable Care Act November 20, 2012
• Nutrition Coalition visits Fondy Farmer’s Market October 25, 2012
• End Hunger – Start Here October 4, 2012
• Blankets Donated to Hebron House October 2, 2012

MISSION

Through collaboration, cooperation, and information sharing, the WCNC works to prevent hunger and food insecurity, provide information and education on nutrition issues, and promotes social policies that achieve food security while honoring the dignity of those we serve.

Poverty Facts for Waukesha

In Waukesha County, 38% of familes that are female headed households (no husband) and have children under 5 yrs old, live below the poverty level. 4% of the elderly (age 65+) in the County are living below the poverty line. (1)

In the City of Waukesha, 6.1 % of families are living below the poverty line.  5.4 % of people have used food stamp/SNAP benefits. (1)

A livable wage, wages that sustain a family’s basic needs, for 2 adults and 2 children, is $29.81 per hour, or $61,998 annually, in Waukesha County.

(1) 2005-2009 US Census Bureau-American Community Survey

  Get Active in Waukesha County

It is our hope that this “Get Active in Waukesha County” booklet will inspire you & your family to have fun with physical activity. It lists just some of the many wonderful, affordable opportunities for active play in Waukesha County. Files are PDF(over 2500KB each) and will open in a new window

•  Get Active in Waukesha Co – English – for viewing booklet
•  Get Active in Waukesha Co – English – for printing booklet
•  Get Active in Waukesha Co – Spanish – for viewing booklet
•  Get Active in Waukesha Co – Spanish – for printing booklet

Food Assistance Directories

A directory of many food resources in Waukesha County. These are legal size documents. If you wish to print, use legal size paper which is 8-1/2″ x 14″.

•  Food Assistance Directory – English (pdf, 2 pgs, 156 KB)
•  Food Assistance Directory – Spanish (pdf, 2 pgs, 160 KB)

Food Safety topics for Food Pantries 

• For Food Safety Sake-Keep or Toss (pdf, 2 pgs, 741KB)
• Food Safety Guidelines for Onsite Feeding Locations, Food Shelves & Food Banks/Pantries (pdf, 23 pgs, 1262KB)

News Releases & Information 

• Prezi Presentation: Understanding Poverty & Food Insecurity Report
•  FoodShare program handouts
•  That Crooked Carrot Is Also Food (pdf, 2 pgs, 133KB)
•  Resources to help quit smoking (Center for Tobacco Research & Intervention)
•  9/27/11 presentation: Link Between Smoking and Poverty (pdf, 72 pgs, 2839KB)
•  Waukesha/Milwaukee Housing Units-Median Year (pdf, 1 pg, 1261KB)
•  Demographics – Rural Roots, Urban Realities (pdf, 12 pgs, 1521KB)
•  10 year Huber Garden and Nutrition Report  March 2011 (pdf, 2 pgs, 1484KB)
•  Living Wage Calculator
•  Evaluation results of WCNC projects (pdf, 1 pg, 48KB)
•  Hunger in Waukesha County (pdf, 2 pgs, 384KB)
•  Food Pantry Survey Summary (pdf, 2 pgs, 1114 KB)
•  Making the Most of Your Food Donations (pdf, 1 pg, 277 KB)

 Helpful Food Security Websites

• Waukesha County Food Recovery
• Badger Care Plus
• Wisconsin Food Security Consortium
• Wisconsin Food Security Program
• Wisconsin Statewide Poverty & Food Insecurity Report
• Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee
• Food Research and Action Center
• Community Food Security Coalition
• Access
• Waukesha County Health Literacy Project