Solutions Journalism is rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. It’s reporting that investigates and explains how people try to solve widely shared challenges, such as climate change or housing instability. WUWM’s solutions stories respond to problems and identify solutions.
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This WUWM series focuses on the challenges of food accessibility in Milwaukee and examines solutions. -
This WUWM series digs into systemic housing problems in Milwaukee and sheds light on solutions.
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Alverno College in Milwaukee doesn't give letter grades. Schools like MIT and University of Michigan are stopping letter grades for freshmen to ease the pressure of transitioning to college. -
For four years, a federal food access program helped get fresh food to the communities that needed it most. Now that funding has been cut, how are local food hubs working to fill that gap? -
Over the past five years, at least nine full-service grocery stores have closed in Milwaukee. The majority of those are on the city's north side. Community members came together to talk about what can be done -
Access to affordable food is a growing challenge that doesn’t spare older adults. We examine a Milwaukee County program addressing that problem, one senior diner at a time. -
A program in Milwaukee gathers excess produce from local farmers' markets, enlists volunteers to chop it up, cooks it into vegetarian meals and delivers them to places like homeless shelters. -
Can Hunger Task Force's free summer meal program help solve childhood hunger in Milwaukee? Free meals are served at parks, churches and schools. -
On May 27, Milwaukee's Community Development Alliance hosted an event showcasing WUWM's "Seeking Solutions: Keys to Homeownership" series. -
Large corporate landlord Highgrove Holdings and its founder David Tomblin are in court battling to keep their properties out of receivership. What is receivership, and can it be used to "evict" Tomblin from Milwaukee? -
One Milwaukee area resident is working to create a TV show that she hopes will educate people about reducing the waste we create. Meet Marissa Jablonski. -
Milwaukee's Community Development Alliance is helping to fill Milwaukee's vacant lots with affordable homes for early childhood educators.
