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Greater New Birth Church Addresses Rising Need for Food with Mobile Pantry

July 25, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale The Greater New Birth Church held their fourth mobile food pantry in conjunction with Feeding America on the afternoon of Friday, July 17. More than 500 people each … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Feeding America, Food Pantry, FoodShare, Greater New Birth Church, Jesse Griffin, Mobile Food Pantry, Mrinal Gokhale

Social Development Commission Strives to Reform Image and Increase Outreach

July 17, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale After recent shootings, Police Chief Edward Flynn stated Milwaukee has the fourth highest murder rates of the nation. Given this statistic, Milwaukee’s Social Development … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, FoodShare Employment and Training, George Hinton, Mrinal Gokhale, ResCare, SDC, Social Development Commission

Everybody Eats Rally Attendees Call to Restore FoodShare Funding

June 13, 2015

By Mrinal Gokhale Five years ago, Meghan Hilliard, 26, discovered she was pregnant and unexpectedly became a single mother. A few months earlier, she’d become disabled due to an … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, Heat and Eat, Meghan Hilliard, Mrinal Gokhale, Rally

Community Braces for Upcoming Changes to FoodShare

April 4, 2015

By Karen Stokes Starting April 1, FoodShare program rules will be changing in the state of Wisconsin. Not only will benefits be reduced, but all able bodied adults between the ages of 18-49 … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, FoodShare Employment and Training, FSET, Hunger Task Force, Karen Stokes, Sherrie Tussler

Leaders Convene to Discuss Report Finding Racial Disparity Among Poor Working Families

March 28, 2015

By Ariele Vaccaro On Wednesday, a Wisconsin lawmaker, a home care worker, an economist, and a community organizer came together to discuss a report that finds Wisconsin working, minority families … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ariele Vaccaro, David Bowen, FoodShare, Jennifer Epps-Addison, Laura Dresser, Racial Disparities, Working Poor Families Project

Gov. Walker’s Welfare Drug Testing Proposal

February 7, 2015

By Eelisa Jones Politicians and advocates have reignited a national debate over drug-testing welfare recipients in response to a January press release from Wisc. Gov. Scott Walker. Walker’s press … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Drug Testing, Eelisa Jones, FoodShare, Medicaid, Scott Walker

Scott Walker Proposes Drug Testing for Low Income Residents Needing Public Assistance

January 31, 2015

By Karen Stokes For Natasha Jackson, receiving public assistance was a necessity to help provide food for her family. Jackson 28, who lives on Milwaukee’s north side with her three young sons … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Drug Testing, FoodShare, Karen Stokes, Mandela Barnes, Natasha Jackson, Scott Walker

Wisconsin’s best run program reaches highest accuracy rate in its history

June 23, 2011

Program integrity enhanced even as demand increased The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a statement last week lauding States for improved performance in administering … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: FoodShare, The Milwaukee Hunger Task Force, United States Department of Agriculture

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