In Dane County, only 13% of Black households own their homes compared to 64% of white households. Whether it be due to redlining or prohibitions to generational wealth, systemic barriers contribute to ...

This story is part of a two-year (2024-26) series prioritizing solutions to housing insecurity through collaborative storytelling. For more information about the series, please see the project ...

A child squeezed paint from a tube for the first time, in an art studio in Suzhou, China. The paint got onto his fingers. Then, the child spread the paint across his face, clothes and the table, ...

Potential cuts to the city of Madison’s budget threatened a successful program that’s aimed at better serving people in crisis. The Community Alternative Response Emergency Services program (CARES) ...

In Wisconsin, the closure of vital mental health resources like Uplift Wisconsin has left a gap in support for those in need. The helpline, or “warmline,” as it’s called, once connected thousands to ...

A seasoned Reiki practitioner with decades of experience, Erin Gilbert, 48, has touched the lives of hundreds of clients. At the same time, Reiki, a form of energy work, allowed Gilbert to rebuild her ...

This is an evolving list of resources for people seeking help with their housing concerns: wrongful eviction, problems with landlords or notices of other programs that might help with down payments ...

Jake Leismer was still in high school when he realized that somethings – or someones – were missing. In places where important decisions were being made in his hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, he ...

According to data collected by the Tenant Resource Center, a Madison organization that supplies eviction information, support and legal representation to households and individuals, 2,353 unique ...

Students and faculty on the UW-Madison campus are hoping to spread a positive message to those struggling with their mental health following the death of a student outside of Smith Hall in March. A ...

When people think about hunger, they have a picture in their mind of opening cupboards and seeing them bare, said Melissa Bublitz, a professor of consumer studies and food access in UW–Madison’s ...

At first glance, the most surprising thing about these headlines is the extreme racial inequality in Dane County that they are alluding to. But, in fact, the most startling thing is that two of them ...