Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Displaying all 2 Episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “food insecurity”.
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Pandemic support fading for 1 in 12 Wisconsinites who were food insecure
January 13th, 2023 | 13 mins 59 secs
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Some pandemic-related changes could transform FoodShare and other solutions to hunger — if the policies survive expiration dates and the state’s political divide
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Federal food aid in Wisconsin has evolved, but users still face decades-old barriers
September 13th, 2022 | 23 mins 41 secs
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The former head of Wisconsin’s FoodShare program says qualifying for and maintaining food assistance is overly cumbersome for participants