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Home » Press Releases » Rep. Neubauer: ICYMI: Democrats host emergency food drives around the state before FoodShare pause
Madison, Wis - Due to the government shutdown, Wisconsin’s FoodShare program (SNAP), which provides food assistance to nearly 700,000 people in our state, will run out of funding at the end of October. This will leave more than 260,000 kids under 18 without the food they need. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is already authorized under federal law to transfer funds to...