Impact100 Greater Milwaukee to host Beyond the Headlines

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – February 15, 2026 – Impact100 Greater Milwaukee will host its annual “Beyond the Headlines” luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, from 11:30 to 1:30 at the Wisconsin Club, 900 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233. As part of the Educational Series, lunch and the panel discussion will begin at noon and be followed by a Q&A period. Impact 100 of Greater Milwaukee serves Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, and Washington counties and invites members of the media to attend this event.

The program features an in-depth panel discussion examining affordability, access and food insecurity across our communities. The conversation will explore how food access systems operate in the greater Milwaukee area, including public assistance programs, emergency food distribution, and the pathways families navigate to secure support.

The guest panelists will include:

• Michele Ford of Feeding America
• Michael Jonas of Hunger Task Force
• Shakita LaGrant-McClain of Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services
• Jill Hertz of Foodwise
• Leah Levin-Wilson of Rooted & Rising

Please contact Impact100 Greater Milwaukee or Margaret Krei for any additional information or if you would like to meet at the “Beyond the Headlines” event for an interview.

ABOUT IMPACT100 GREATER MILWAUKEE

We are an all-volunteer organization of women who collectively award transformative grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, and Waukesha counties. Impact100 focuses on projects related to education, family, health & wellness, arts & culture, and environment & revitalization. It is a simple idea: one woman, one vote. Women make fully tax-deductible donations of $1,100 annually, $1,000 of which goes directly to our grants. The remaining $100 supports Impact100 Greater Milwaukee’s operational expenses. For every 100 members we have, we are able to award a $100k grant. In 2026, Impact100 Greater Milwaukee has a membership total of 440 women. This will enable us to award four $100K grants and one $40,000 merit award at our 2026 Annual Awards Celebration #THEBIGGIVE on June 2, 2026. This will take our total grant award amount to over $4 million in our eleventh year of operations.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.