Hunger and Poverty Prevention Partnership of Portage County
To proactively identify issues of hunger and poverty and advocate short- and long-term solutions
The Partnership developed four project teams to help address and solve hunger and poverty issues that face Portage County. The three programs under HPPP’s strategy help to develop initiatives, educate the community, and assist those dealing with issues related with hunger and poverty.
Our annual Empty Bowls Event has been cancelled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Empty Bowls has always been our major fundraiser to support our programs. The need for the services we provide through the Hunger and Poverty Prevention Partnership have grown through…
Our mission: To proactively identify issues of hunger and poverty, and advocate short- and long-term solutions. Our values: We believe that every individual should be treated with dignity and respect No one should go without adequate and appropriate food. Everyone should be able to…
Following the Super Bowl, Portage County’s Rent Ready program was featured in a news story on WSAW highlighting a family’s journey to a new beginning. Rent Ready graduate Andrew Lehman wanted to provide a stable home and secure future for his family. “They definitely…
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