MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — $5 million in funding is going to support hunger relief efforts in Wisconsin.
Governor Tony Evers and the Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer protection announced that the Hunger Task Force and Feeding Wisconsin will each receive $2.5 million. The organizations will use the funding to purchase food, which will then be distributed to individuals and families across the state at no cost to consumers.
Evers says not only does the food help families, but it helps farmers because 51% of purchased food needs to be produced or purchased in Wisconsin. The state funding comes from the biennial budget that Evers signed last summer.
