SNAP Benefits May Not Go Out in November. Here’s Where You Can Go for Food Assistance.

Milwaukeeans can visit food pantries, mobile markets and community-powered fridges for assistance. (NNS file photo by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local)

By PrincessSafiya Byers

This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org.

As October comes to an end, the threat of missing FoodShare and WIC benefits looms for people across Wisconsin and across the nation.

In an Oct. 10 letter, Sasha Gersten-Paal, director of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s development division, said: “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October. However, if the current lapse in appropria