FoodWIse and Health and Well-Being
Extension provides education to help families manage money wisely as well as parenting practices to help parents and children build healthy relationships for a lifetime of success, important to Wisconsin’s social and economic future. Programs respond to individual, family and community needs with research-based education and partnerships that support Wisconsin families and communities.
FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.
FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).
Fond du Lac County Food Resources
Fond du Lac County has many individually operated food pantries, hot meal programs, and food assistance programs. This webpage is a hub of information and resources provided by the Fond du Lac Food Providers Group to support our county in getting residents connected to healthy food.
This webpage is updated weekly as new information and resources become available.
Resources for Food Pantry Operators
Find a list of resources to keep your food safe such as Tips for Keeping Food Fresh at the Pantry and
General Food Safety at the Pantry.
Here you will also find training opportunities such as Surface Cleaning & Sanitizing Recorded Webinar.
Stay Well, Age Well – Senior Newsletter
The Fond du Lac/Sheboygan FoodWIse Program offers a monthly senior newsletter. This is an effective way to get out the most relevant and current nutrition information, while also prioritizing health and safety. Each newsletter is one page (front and back) with highlights on nutrition, food safety, food budgeting, and a recipe.
This newsletter was formerly named “Stay Home, Stay Healthy.”
