by EthanF | Sep 27, 2024 | News, The Coalition
By Ethan Watters and Jenny Qi Riverland Community College tackles food insecurity among its students in collaboration with the Hometown Food Security Project Coalition, Hormel Foods and other community partners. Riverland Community College President Kathleen “Kat”...
by EthanF | Aug 6, 2024 | News
By Mary Ladd A food lifeline for kids in Minnesota’s Mower County Mackenzie Andrews, a recent high school graduate from Austin, Minnesota, first heard about the Mower County Backpack Program from her mom, a longtime volunteer. The powerful initiative quickly captured...
by EthanF | Jul 9, 2024 | News
A Work of Art 2024 In April, the SPAM® Museum opened its doors to the Austin community to celebrate and advance the efforts to address food insecurity in Mower County. At the event, “A Work of Art: Creating Food Security,” hundreds of pieces of art created...
by EthanF | Jun 17, 2024 | News
By Jenny Qi Major Jeff Strickler’s efforts to help fight hunger have touched thousands of lives in Mower County and beyond over his 40 years of service. Jeff Strickler always wanted to help people. After double-majoring in sociology and psychology in college, he...
by EthanF | Mar 27, 2024 | News
By Ethan Watters Mary Weikum has a lifetime of knowledge about food insecurity. Few people have a better understanding of food insecurity in Austin, Minnesota, than Mary Weikum. As the former director of Food Nutrition for the Austin Public Schools, she has seen...
