Large parts of Milwaukee and rural Wisconsin lack easy access to groceries. The state, cities and communities are working to change that.
Tag: food deserts
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As universal free school meals end, are Wisconsin families ready for it?
Elected officials and advocates debate the fate of free school meals that provided relief to families during the pandemic.
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Federal food aid in Wisconsin has evolved, but users still face decades-old barriers
The former head of Wisconsin’s FoodShare program says qualifying for and maintaining food assistance is overly cumbersome for participants
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Pandemic support fading for 1 in 12 Wisconsinites who were food insecure
Some pandemic-related changes could transform FoodShare and other solutions to hunger — if the policies survive expiration dates and the state’s political divide