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“37% (471,159) of Wisconsin children are low-income.„
Research suggests that, on average, families need an income of about twice the federal poverty level to meet their most basic needs. Children living in families with incomes below this level ($44,100 for a family of four in 2010) are referred to as low income.
-National Center for Children in Poverty Demographics of Low-Income Children
“In 2010, there was a 31% increase in people using the MOM Food Pantry and it's programs.„
Committed to ending hunger in West Madison, Middleton and Cross Plains, MOM expanded the reach of the Food Pantry by adding a Food Pantry garden, several Mobile Food Pantries, and a School Snack bag program.
-MOM Expanded Annual Report, 2010 MOM Annual Report
“There were 132,000 household visits to Dane County Food Pantries in 2010.„
This represents a 56% increase over visits in 2007. 152,000 children were served in 2010.
-Dane County Food Pantry Network 2010 Year End Service Statistics
“Median household income in Dane County dropped more than 6 percent from 2008 to 2009, falling at a faster rate than the 2.9 percent decrease for the nation. The decrease was even greater in Madison.„
Dane County median income fell from $61,617 to $57,687, according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Nationally the decrease was from $51,726 to $50,221.
-Census Bureau Madison.com
“A 12.2% poverty rate for Dane County means 59,545 people. That’s about the populations of Sun Prairie, Verona and Middleton…combined. Between 2000 and 2010, people living in Dane County in poverty increased by 20,937. That’s more than the populations of the City of Middleton and the Village of Cross Plains…also combined. „
2010 census showed that poverty rose, and median income fell in Madison and in Dane County as a whole.
-Wisconsin State Journal 2010 census: Poverty rises, median income falls in Dane County, Madison
Our Stories
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This growing season, the Food Pantry garden has given several of our customers their own garden plots, complete with a volunteer mentor. Participants keep some of the produce, and give some back to the Food Pantry to share with others.
"I like being in touch with nature and getting dirty and watching plants grow. I feel blessed to have my own dirt to bond with my plant," says one gardener.
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