Living - Nov. 24, 2009
The changing face of those in need
Food banks, pantries and meal programs need donations more than ever as demand is at a decades-long peak. Meanwhile, hundreds of new families and individuals -- once donors to food pantries -- are finding themselves suddenly unemployed and struggling to put food on the table.
Tags: food pantry, food bank, meal program, feeding america, hunger task force, salvation army, second harvest, food pantry of waukesha county, donations, volunteer, food for families, rescue mission, michael zirbel, sherrie tussler, harold madlom, pat vanderbu

Marketplace - Nov. 12, 2008
Quest cards help local, low-income people
For decades, low-income people paid for their food with a ticket-like tender called "food stamps." Today, the stamps have been replaced with Quest cards. More than 148,000 people in Milwaukee have a Quest card, and although they are not required to, most grocery stores accept them. Some, however, do not. We wondered why.
Tags: food stamps, quest cards, SNAP, FoodShare Wisconsin, Hunger Task Force, WIC, Sherrie Tussler, The Outpost, Sendik's, grocery stores, low-income people