In 2009, President Obama spoke about the economic downturn and how the dramatic increase in the need for emergency food assistance is causing strain on food banks and other emergency food assistance providers.
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, a Feeding America member food bank, serves nearly 141,000 people facing hunger each year in 16 southwestern Wisconsin counties. Since 2006, Second Harvest Foodbank has experienced an 83 percent increase in the number of persons served annually. Visit www.secondharvestmadison.org for more infomation about Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin.
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