FAMILIES IN NEED
Drop-Off Sites:
Chamber of
Commerce
(summer)
Black River
Falls Elem/
MS/HS
Alma CenterHumbird-Merrillan
Elem/MS/HS (yearround)
Feed My People Food
Bank (via Boys & Girls Club
of Jackson County)
Boys & Girls Club of
Jackson County
(year-round)
Black River Falls
School District
Nutrition Services
and Ag Classroom
Youth Soccer
Farm to
School
Program
Anonymous Donor in
Galesville – bread
Melrose-Mindoro
Elementary
Financial Support
Friends Sharing Food plans
to provide funds to lowincome families who apply
for help with participation
in the Community Garden
Lawyer in La Crosse –
helped FSF obtain
501(c)3 non-profit
status
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Interfaith Volunteer
Caregivers
Merrillan United Methodist
Church
Coop Credit Union
North-Towne Village
Black River Falls United
Methodist Church
Little Norway Lutheran
Church
Retired Teachers
Recipient Families
Friends
Sharing Food
Board Members:
Black River Falls High
School Ag Class
Boys & Girls Club of
Jackson County
BRAGS
Community Members
Friends Sharing Food
Jackson County Health
& Human Services
Grady Gutknecht
Lisa Hodge
Monica Lobenstein
Zachary Markhardt
Sheri Palmer
Tamara Relyea
Ann Robertson
Joe Williams
Partners in Getting Started:
BRFHS Woods Class –
made sign
Spaulding Road
Community
Garden
Planning Partners and Volunteers:
Grace Lutheran Church
Participants:
City of Black River Falls –
Designated city park land for
garden use
Master Gardeners –
educational support
Black River Area Foundation –
Land donated to city and grant
for fencing, water barrels, and
other supplies
Buzz & Brew Shop –
Support
Scholze’s ACE Home Center –
materials & support
WI DNR – donated 25 tree seedlings for border
Falls Florist – donations and involvement
Workforce Connections – Shades of Green workers
Planning Committee
Community Volunteers
from 8 churches so far
FAMILIES IN NEED
Distribution Site Partnership:
City of Black River Falls
Fair Park Board
Jackson County 4-H Food Stand
Community Service – volunteer support
Friends
Food Shelf
Jackson County
Produce
Exchange
Donors:
Second Harvest Agency – donation
of food goods
Jackson County Humane Society –
donation of pet food supplies
AmeriCorps volunteers – organize
winter clothing drive
4-H Afterschool youth – make
mittens and hats for clothing drive
AmeriCorps & VISTA members – coordinate youth activities
Workforce Connections
5 Community Food
Pantries across the
county
Boys & Girls Club of
Jackson County
Interfaith Volunteer
Caregivers
Distribution Partners:
Jackson County Health & Human Services (WIC)
Community Garden Members
Community Members
Farmer’s Market Vendors
FAMILIES IN NEED
Created by Monica Lobenstein, 4-H Youth Development Agent, Jackson County UWEX, 2009