An act of kindness
Each Tuesday, BUS comes to The Community Table to volunteer their time helping at the shelter by cleaning up after dinnertime for the less fortunate population of the Eau Claire area.
View ArticleEducation is key to understanding hunger
One in six people in the U.S. are hungry. In Eau Claire County that number sits at one in five. According to Feed My People Food Bank, in the 14 counties the food bank serves, there are nearly 70,000...
View ArticlePutting the money where their mouth is
In the spirit of giving that often comes with this time of year, Blugold Dining held the Helping Hands Across America Food Drive Nov. 19, which was the organization’s most successful drive to date....
View ArticleLocal organizations offer food delivery to senior citizens
It’s a tough choice for senior citizens: move to a nursing home or live independently. But recently, Meals on Wheels and Feed My People have been working on a soulution. Meals on Wheels is an...
View ArticleSummer food program to reach children
This summer, UW-Eau Claire faculty and students want to help combat the local hunger problem by making sure elementary-age youth have access to food after the school year ends. An honors civic...
View ArticleCampus Harvest
The Office of Student Affairs and the UW-Eau Claire Foundation have teamed up with Feed My People Food Bank to open the Campus Harvest food pantry at UW-Eau Claire. According to Feeding America’s 2014...
View ArticleUniversity attempts to ease financial burden on students
As finals draw near, Campus Harvest Food Pantry closes in on its first semester at UW-Eau Claire, and it has been a successful one, the operations intern at the food pantry said. Aubry Reed, a senior...
View ArticleMore than soup and bread
Since 1995, Soup and Bread Night has been a UW-Eau Claire Blugold Dining tradition. Kathy Binder, marketing manager at Blugold Dining, said their hope is to raise not only money, but also awareness....
View ArticleFood insecurity evident among college students at UWEC
When Ashley St. Aubin-Clark first stepped foot on the UW-Eau Claire campus, she had a bright vision for the years to come. Going to college had been her plan since she was young and she knew the years...
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