Wisconsin has 11 federally recognized tribes. Nearly half of the residents in Menominee County, home to a large number of Indigenous people, receive SNAP benefits.
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What you need to know about changes to FoodShare (SNAP) and Medicaid
The budget reconciliation bill could change the requirements around accessing FoodShare and Medicaid.
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Proposed federal budget cuts threaten the future of food aid. What does this mean for Milwaukee?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, stands to lose billions of dollars if a federal budget proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives is adopted.
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Milwaukee’s food programs see a rise in demand
Milwaukee is seeing a peak in residents experiencing food insecurity. Here’s what you should know.
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NNS Spotlight: How one Milwaukee man is helping refugees build better lives
After a long and difficult road to Milwaukee from Afghanistan, Qadir Shah Hotak is helping other refugees feel at home here as a FoodShare advocate for the Hunger Task Force.
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Milwaukeeans get better access to FoodShare through resource centers
The Hunger Task Force operates three FoodShare Resource Centers, with its newest location bringing FoodShare services back to the Marcia P. Coggs Human Services Center at 1220 W. Vliet St.
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NNS Spotlight: How Milwaukee’s newest Black-owned grocery store serves the residents of Sherman Park
The Sherman Park Grocery Store seeks to transform the neighborhood by providing healthy food options and through community engagement.
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Instacart now accepts SNAP payments. Here’s what you need to know.
SNAP recipients can now have groceries delivered to their home.
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Milwaukee’s poor feel the pinch of food stamp cuts
Experts and recipients say two cuts to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are making it more difficult for people to eat healthy and make ends meet.
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Thousands risk losing food stamps under Walker proposal
Gov. Scott Walker wants to require able-bodied recipients without dependents to participate in the state’s employment and training program for 20 hours a week.