The Northside Planning Council (NPC) is a nonprofit founded in 1993. NPC is a robust, diverse, high impact mission driven nonprofit making a difference in many ways through the following programs:
FEED Kitchens and the access to entrepreneurship and job creation associated with its member food busin...
Hi Northsiders,
We are at the start of the winter, and the holidays are upon us! In my opinion there is nothing like the holiday season in Madsion. You feel a sense of community even more from the decorations to the events. If you are looking for other ways to give back to your community, please be ...
Section(s): Northside Planning Council | NPC Executive Director
By Justin Markofski
NPC Executive Director
Published: December 2, 2025
Greetings Northsiders.
The prospect and the reality of not having enough food to eat is not fun. An estimated 64,000 Dane County residents faced this challenge last month as the federal government shutdown and executive decisions caused the food safety net (SNAP) program to withhold its usual benef...
Section(s): Northside Planning Council | NPC Food Systems Director
By Chris Brockel
NPC Food Systems Director
Published: December 2, 2025
While the recent scare over SNAP/FoodShare benefits not being distributed due to the federal government shutdown was absolutely unnecessary, it made plain a very simple fact: in a time of crisis our local food system is not prepared. While our community jumped in to be supportive in all kinds of cre...
The positive impact of environmentalists, conservationists and nature groups is felt in communities around the world, including here in Madison. I’d like to give a shout out to the many people who contribute their time, their energy, their skills and their enthusiasm to caring for the beautiful natu...
The Warner Park Community Recreation Center’s (WPCRC) special Halloween Family Fun Night was made possible with Circle of Friends (CoF) funds deposited in the Madison Community Foundation Warner Pool account. Per our agreement, if the pool wasn’t built by 2023, some of the earnings would go for prog...
The winter season is here, when traditionally on the first Saturday of the month we welcome a multitude of craft fair vendors for our annual Holiday Fest. We had to make the difficult decision to cancel Holiday Fest 2025, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6.
We are truly disappointed by this outcome and...
Recently I came across a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center identifying what advice older adults 65+ have on aging for younger people as they prepare for getting older. Key factors to aging well, according to older adults, are health, financial security and social support.
The most common r...
Section(s): Elected Officials | State Representative
By Francesca Hong
State Representative
Published: December 2, 2025
Happy fall, Northside!
Governor Evers signed into law the 2026–2027 biennium budget this July. The budget included important investments in the Universities of Wisconsin, various building projects, and short-term childcare relief.
In August, our office introduced a package of bills called Keep Famil...
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