Feed Our Rural Kids (FORK)
The mission of Feed Our Rural Kids (FORK) is to provide nutritional support to children from food insecure homes within the Northland Pines, Three Lakes, and Phelps School Districts.
A relaxing 2 hour paddle down the Wisconsin River with Family & Friends. Upon returning enjoy Good Food, Great Music by Bret and Frisk & Refreshing beverages at Wildwood Outdoor Adventures & Campground.
FAMILY FOOD HELPLINE Vilas & Oneida County
The Family Food Helpline gives area residents a road map to locally available 'Free Food' programs, that will make their household's food insecurity easier to navigate.
When you need food, you can get help, just call the Family Food Helpline.
Stay Connected with FORK
“Keeping people informed about FORK's free food support programs, as well as providing the community with details of our collaborative 'food for kids' partnerships is literally our biggest challange. What we see as one of the most important tools in this task is FORK’s annual newsletter.”
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“Take what you need, Give what you can!”
The program provides children a 'free food' resource during their school day and provides families a year-round, 5 day a week, emergency 'food cupboard'.
FORK Legacy Fund provides financial stability and long-term sustainability to both Feed Our Rural Kids Inc, as well as other local childhood nutrition support programs.
Latest News
Trig’s ‘rounds up’ to help fund FORK’s Family Food Helpline
Throughout the month of November, Trig’s grocery store is asking customers to “round up” to help raise money in support of Feed Our Rural Kids’ (FORK) Family Food Helpline. “It’s where you call when you don’t know who to call,” FORK President Perry Pokrandt said of the Family Food Helpline. People can call 888-479-FORK (3675)…
Coghlan receives 2023 Crimson FORK
Feed Our Rural Kids (FORK) has announced that Jackie Coghlan of Eagle River as the winner of the 2023 Crimson FORK award. Coghlan’s background of caring for, teaching, and feeding children spans a lifetime. For the last 20-plus years, she has served as a volunteer with the Vilas Food Pantry in Eagle River, where she…
What Others Say: UW students shine a light on food insecurity
It is no surprise that food insecurity is a global problem. As students at the UW-Madison, there are students all over campus struggling to access food, even if it is not explicitly shown. People everywhere struggle to put food on the table, especially healthy food. Yet, we never realized the extent to which the condition…
Support FORK
Children in Vilas and Oneida County are 19.86% more likely to be food insecure that the average child in Wisconsin.(Feeding America)
Your donation in any amount is appreciated and will help FORK ensure that hunger will not stand in the way of success for any child. Thank You!
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Feed Our Rural Kids, Inc.
4887 Echo Ridge Drive
Eagle River, WI 54521