CT Foodshare Releases $1M For Federal Employees Affected By Shutdown

by Staff Report

As the federal government shutdown continues, Connecticut Foodshare’s Board of Directors has authorized $1 million from its capital reserves to support additional food distributions for affected federal employees and increased food for its network
of over 600 agency partners and programs.

Though Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits have not been impacted for the month of October, a prolonged government shutdown could jeopardize future funding, raising serious concerns for more than 400,000 residents, according to the agency.

Connecticut has 18,000 federal employees.

Those in need of help should visit ctfoodshare.org/get-help. To donate, visit ctfoodshare.org/donate.

Connecticut Foodshare is the food bank serving the people of Connecticut and a partner food bank of Feeding America’s nationwide network. In Connecticut, more than 516,000 or 1 in 7 people are food insecure. That includes more than 122,000 or 1 in 6 children. Connecticut Foodshare distributes food to 480+ agency partners (food pantries, community kitchens, shelters) and more than 100 mobile food pantry locations.