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Article: SECOND HARVEST FOODBANK OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN.(Communities)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- August 17, 2000
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Address and telephone number: 2802 Dairy Drive, Madison, 53718; phone: 223-9121, fax: 223-9121, Web: www.wpds.net/secondharvest.org.
Major purpose of the organization: To feed the hungry in southern Wisconsin by acquiring food and related products and distributing them to qualified nonprofit organizations, providing those programs with assistance, acting as a resource for information related to fighting hunger, and developing partnerships with others who work on hunger issues. With the assistance of nearly 300 volunteers, the foodbank provides emergency food assistance to 265 member agencies helping feed nearly 200,000 children, elderly and homeless people in 17 ...