Wisconsin food pantry sees increase in attendance due to inflation

One of the key issues for many voters in this year’s election is inflation and its impact on the cost of living. In many areas, inflation issues translate to food crises and lead to people visiting food pantries more often.

In key swing state Wisconsin’s Dane County, a local nonprofit has seen a 300% increase in demand at one of its pantries in the past two years.

Host Deepa Fernandes speaks to Leslie Albrecht Huber from Way Forward Resources for more on what she is seeing and what needs to be done to stop this growing food crisis for families.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.