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 Jake Leithiser | May 8, 2024 | In the News, News
On Thursday evening, at the SPAM Museum, a special showing was held featuring the art of students at Austin Public Schools. The exhibit, “A Work of Art — Creating Food Security,” opened up the difficult question of food insecurity to students who examined the issue...
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...
by Jake Leithiser | Dec 19, 2023 | News
The coalition debuted the inaugural Hometown Food Security Night on Thanksgiving evening with the Austin Bruins to a resounding success. The night was an opportunity for those in attendance to learn more about the hunger crisis in their own community, while also...
