Green Bay Reporter

Wisconsin’s first accessible food truck is set to operate in Green Bay.

The website FoodTruckOperator.com reported that the truck being built by St. Germain-based Caged Crow is among a few that is fitted with an appropriate workspace for employees with disabilities.

"When we think about inclusion, diversity, these are critical aspects that allow us as a community to really be welcoming," Brown County executive Troy Sterckenbach said, FoodTruckOperator.com reported.

A project of Brown County's Aging and Disability Resource Center, the food truck will be built with counters of different heights and a wheelchair ramp.

A $100,000 grant from the David. L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund made the project possible, FOX11 reported.

Green Bay’s Grounded Café, which opened in 2018, is partnering up with the ADRC to provide meals the food truck will serve.

Devon Christianson, the center’s director, believes the success of the Grounded Café can transcend toward the streets of Green Bay.

“We thought, what better, than to actually bring this out into the community with other food trucks,” Christianson told WeAreGreenBay.com. “It felt like there was a gap in the community we could fill.”

The CBS affiliate reported that upon its completion, the truck will bare a nod to the downtown brick-and-mortar’s artwork and famous mural.

Most people associate food trucks with fast food and sweets, but this food truck will serve healthier fare.

The truck, which is expected to commence operations next year, will employ part-time staff and pay visits to people in isolated or rural communities in Brown County.

“By utilizing a food truck that accommodates persons with different abilities, this is an opportunity to continue to expand job skills while bringing together isolated older adults in need of a healthy meal,” Christianson told FOX 11. “We are meeting people where they are, in their communities.”