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Federal budget language would eliminate SNAP‑Ed and AmeriCorps slots serving Dunn County, Extension staff say
Summary
Kristen, Area Extension Director, told the committee that House-passed budget language would “remove all SNAP dollars,” a change that would eliminate SNAP‑Ed (FoodWIse) funding that supports local educators and programming across three counties.
Kristen, Area Extension Director, told the Dunn County Community Resources and Tourism Committee that language in a House-passed budget would “remove all SNAP dollars. So that would be a complete cut of the SNAP program, which would include the SNAP‑Ed program.”
The committee heard that SNAP‑Ed—branded in the transcript as FoodWIse—supports local educators: “We have 3.8 FTEs, 4 positions across the 3 counties,” Kristen said, naming a coordinator (Sandy) and three educators who serve Dunn, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties. Kristen described the federal provision as a congressional committee action that was included in the House budget and awaiting Senate consideration.
Kristen also…
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