The Brief
- Metcalfe Park Community Bridges organized the People’s Pantry.
- The organization said it addresses a gap while they push for long-term solutions.
- The Milwaukee neighborhood lost its only full-service grocery store this summer.
MILWAUKEE – Months after the Milwaukee neighborhood lost its only full-service grocery store, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges held another People’s Pantry while pushing for long-term solutions on Saturday.
The backstory:
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges said the closure of a Pick ‘n Save on 35th Street, paired with delays in FoodShare benefits due to the government shutdown earlier this year, have “intensified food apartheid” and limited access to fresh and affordable food.
People’s Pantry
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