Local food pantries call on Dane County community for support as demand increases

A coalition of 36 food pantries across Dane County is calling on the community to address the challenges of rising food insecurity.
"They are families. They are households. They are people who are working in our communities, we have people every day who come to our food pantry in what they wore to work for the day with their name tags on," said Ellen Carlson, Executive Director of WayForward Resources. "We have people with disabilities, people who have all kinds of needs. Hunger is everywhere, and so our clients are everyone in our community."

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I understand economics. This will get worse.

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Why is there a rising problem, the economy couldn't be better with record stock market levels and historically low unemployment. Wages are going up and gas is cheap. What's wrong?

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As the video states there is a housing shortage in Wisconsin. A short supply leads to increased prices. Rent in Madison has been rising faster than any comparable sized city in the Nation, it was in the State Journal last year. Higher cost of rent leaves less money for food. Combined with the proposed increases in properly taxes, rent will only go higher. School board will have two referendums to increase property taxes on the November ballet, and the Mayor will have a third referendum on the Nov ballet to try and make up for her $27 million budget deficit. Combined with inflation that is hitting locals hard