DID YOU KNOW?

10.7% of the people in La Crosse County live in poverty.

14.2% of the people in Vernon County live in poverty.

44% of the students in the school district of La Crosse receive free or reduced meals.

8 schools in the La Crosse school district operate food pantries for their students. (Hamilton, Franklin, Emerson, Summit, Longfellow Middle, Lincoln Middle, Logan Middle and Logan High School)

81% of local food pantry users earn less than $1000 per month.

91% of those enrolled in W-2 and working use food pantries to get food when they do not have enough to eat.