Kinship Community Food Center

08/11/2026

In our new permanent home, our crisis support and mentoring program will finally have the space it deserves. In the first five years, we expect a 50% increase in the number of households stabilized and mentoring relationships, bringing the five-year total to 1,400. But we can't expand this program without your help.

By investing in our new home, you'll be investing in your community. ♥️ A gift of any amount moves us closer to our goal. Learn more at https://buildingaplaceforkinship.org/donate

Artwork by our friends at 4th Dimension Sobriety

08/10/2026

“What if food was an entry point, a catalyst to community change, as opposed to just distributing food?” You can watch all of Vincent's chat with Steve Scaffidi and Kristin Brey on Newsradio 620 WTMJ to learn more about our approach to changing the way hunger is addressed in Milwaukee.

With the new Kinship Community Food Center recently breaking ground...

08/07/2026

Some special guests joined us at the Urban Farm today. The Pittsburgh Pirates were in town to play the Brewers, and instead of a day off, players and coaches spent the morning volunteering alongside our team through Big League Impact, a nonprofit that connects pro athletes with service in the communities they visit. Thanks for digging in with us! ⚾️🌱

08/05/2026

Getting access to fresh, healthy food can be a challenge depending on where you live. Our Food Center provides a place for our neighbors to get fresh produce 2x/week, including produce grown locally at our Urban Farm.

08/04/2026

This past week, some of our Kinship team traveled to Los Angeles for the 2026 Global Homeboy Network Gathering at Homeboy Industries. They spent several days learning alongside incredible organizations, all using social enterprise, workforce development, healing, and community to stand beside people who have too often been pushed to the margins.

As our Café Operations Manager, Nikki, put it: "Seeing what they have built didn't make our program feel small. It made a bigger future feel possible."

Homeboy's work is rooted in the same belief as ours: that transformation happens through relationships, that people are more than the hardest things they've lived through, and that meaningful work can create belonging, dignity, stability, and healing.

In Nikki's words: "Look what's possible when we stop defining people by their past and start building communities that recognize their resilience, invest in their potential, honor their inherent worth, and surround them with limitless love."

Thank you, Homeboy Industries, for your generosity and your example. We're only getting started. 💛

08/02/2026

Radical hospitality means that everyone who walks through our door is greeted with "no matter what" love. Our new home gives us a space to welcome more neighbors than ever, and over five years we'll train 67,000 volunteers on the root causes of poverty and how to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed. But we can't expand this program without you! Every gift, of any size, moves us closer to our goal. 💜 Learn more at https://buildingaplaceforkinship.org/donate

08/01/2026

Have you seen what we're building? 🌱

This is plan for the future home of Kinship and the first Community Food Center of its kind in Milwaukee.

A permanent home won't be built by a few large gifts alone, but by all of us deciding to invest in our city. Come be a part of it. 💚

07/28/2026

Building our new home means we can do more. In the next five years, we expect to double the number of service days from two to four, and serve 110,500 people. That means it will be easier for our neighbors to access the food and services they need.

But we can't do it without your help! Every gift, no matter the size, moves us closer to our goal. Come be a part of it. 💚 Learn more at https://buildingaplaceforkinship.org/donate

07/23/2026

Did you know we grow more than 35 vegetables and herbs on the farm? Pictured are just two! 🧄 Garlic has to be cured for 2-4 weeks (depending on the weather) so that it can last 6-8 months in the pantry. 🍅 While we are just getting the first of our tomatoes in, these will stay on the vine a bit longer before they ar ready for our neighbors to enjoy.

07/20/2026

It's been a big week at Kinship! Last week, we hosted our annual Mission Intern Fundraiser. We enjoyed an evening of community and generosity, celebrating our year-long and summer interns and preparing to welcome our next class.

Mission Internship invites young adults into the heart of Christ through a season of Catholic prayer, shared life, spiritual formation, and the works of mercy. Many mission programs ask participants to raise their own salaries before they can serve. Ours doesn't, and that's thanks entirely to the generosity of our donors, who clear that hurdle so our interns can focus fully on their work.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support them, and those who spoke about the transformative power of this program. To learn more about the program, visit https://kinshipmke.org/mission-year