Wisconsin to invest another $10 million to support food security

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Governor Tony Evers introduced a $10 million funding in Wisconsin’s two largest starvation aid organizations Thursday, alongside the Division of Agriculture Commerce and Shopper Safety (DATCP).

The American Rescue plan act will fund $5 million every to Feeding Wisconsin and Starvation Job power, in response to the discharge. The 2 companions within the Meals Safety Initiative by the governor will have the ability to use the cash for meals bills earlier than June 2024 to assist these experiencing meals insecurity in Wisconsin.

“The Meals Safety Initiative has allowed us to strengthen relationships between native producers, processors, pantry networks, and residents as we be certain that households have meals to placed on the desk on the finish of a protracted day,” Gov. Evers stated.

Because the starting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor has invested $65 million in meals safety, in response to officers.

“The Meals Safety Initiative is such an essential win-win program—we’re grateful to see it prolonged,” Feeding Wisconsin Government Director Stephane Jung Dorfman stated.

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