‘There are not a lot of resources in the community for families’: As evictions keep rising, more families seek financial help
Esmeralda Mejia’s family had an eviction notice filed against them on Jan. 17. (Spectrum News 1/Megan Carpenter)
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Eviction Data Project shows the state had 28,196 eviction filings in 2023. That is 1,170 more than 2019 and 2,377 more than 2022.
Wisconsin’s court system tallied 4,961 eviction filings from Jan. 1 through March 1 of 2024. It tallied 4,624 eviction filings within the same time frame last year.
As evictions continue to rise across the state, organizations such as the Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (CAC) are experiencing more people and families needing help.<
