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Board approves $150,000 for emergency food assistance and declares food apartheid a public-health emergency
Summary
The Board adopted a $150,000 transfer to DHHS for emergency supplemental food assistance in response to SNAP reductions and declared food apartheid a public-health emergency, directing county action to address food insecurity during a federal government shutdown. Both items were recommended by the finance committee.
The Milwaukee County Board on Nov. 6 approved two related measures aimed at addressing food insecurity during a federal government shutdown: a $150,000 appropriation transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services for emergency supplemental food assistance (file 25-704) and a resolution declaring food apartheid a public-health emergency in Milwaukee County (file 25-705).
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