Wisconsin’s grocery industry remains essential in keeping families fed and communities strong especially during the first few weeks of November following brief uncertainty surrounding FoodShare (SNAP) funding. To clarify, FoodShare benefits remain active and fully usable at all authorized grocery stores across the state.
During this time, grocers across Wisconsin have taken extra steps to support families and provide certainty in access to nutritious food for people within their communities.
Stores Making A Difference
- Casey’s donated $100,000 to Feeding America to help address food insecurity and support families across the communities it serves.
- Dick’s Fresh Market organized a round-up campaign, allowing customers to round purchases to the nearest dollar, with proceeds going directly to local food pantries.
- Hy-Vee is offering free kids’ meals and $3 dinners until November 14 and selling $5 and $10 donation bundles to support local food pantries, part of a larger effort that includes $125,000 in recent donations.
- Lois Piggly Wiggly in Kenosha partnered with local businesses to assemble 500 meal kits for families in need.
- Meijer pledged $4 million through its Simply Give hunger relief program to support food banks across the Midwest, working with customers and partners to fight hunger locally.
- Pick ‘n Save and Metro Market in partnership with Kemps, donated 67,500 cartons of shelf-stable milk through the Giving Cow™ program to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, in addition to making several other food donations.
- Trig’s donated over $10,000 in gift cards to food pantries across northern Wisconsin to help meet community needs during this critical time.
Find more stories and updates on FoodShare for Wisconsin grocers at wisconsingrocers.com/FoodShare-SNAP/.
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