The Wisconsin Catholic Conference today echoed State Senator Peggy Rosenzweig's recent call for a full audit of the state's food stamp benefit delivery system.
Additional data shows an increase in food pantry use over a similar timeframe.
Clearly something else is going on in these families. An audit of the food stamp program could shed a great deal of light on their needs. The WCC noted that findings showing an increase in emergency food pantry use are especially troubling. These works of charity complement, they do not supplant the state's obligation to provide a just response to human needs of the community's most vulnerable members. The Department of Workforce Development currently has a waiver pending with the USDA which would permit DWD to privatize the delivery of food stamp benefits.