Pritzker Executive Order Sends $20M To IL Food Banks As SNAP Benefits Halted

Pritzker Executive Order Sends $20M To IL Food Banks As SNAP Benefits Halted

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday to support food banks with state funds.

Illinois food banks get state funds as SNAP benefits are to pause

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The state of Illinois will put $20 million to help to shore up the state's food banks and pantries in an effort to counterbalance the anticipated stoppage of federal food assistance money. Gov. JB Pritzker in a news release said he signed an order which sends $20 million in state funding from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and the BRIDGE Fund to support food banks across Illinois. The BRIDGE or Budget Res…

JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown

As nearly 2 million Illinois residents prepare to lose federal food assistance Saturday amid the government shutdown, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday directing $20 million toward food banks across the state. Food pantries across Illinois have been bracing for a surge in demand due to an anticipated loss of federal food aid from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps. An estimated …

Pritzker executive orders to direct $20 million to plug SNAP funding gap, help Illinois farmers