WYOMING — Gov. Mark Gordon has rescinded the executive order that provided emergency funding for food banks while the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was unavailable to Wyomingites during the government shutdown.
“Today I formally put an end to the Hunger Relief Program created to ensure no Wyoming citizens went hungry when SNAP benefits paused,” Gordon said in a Wednesday press release. “I want to thank the Legislature for setting funds aside for this kind of emergency.”
According to Gordon’s office, the Hunger Relief Program administered by the Department of Family Services (DFS) provided two weeks of food subsidies to Wyoming food banks, church pantries, and other entities. DFS is expected to provide Gordon with a report detailing the funds expended by mid-December.
“Thanks to the Legislature’s foresight and the Governor’s leadership, food banks and pantries in almost every community were able to fill the hunger gaps during the lapse in SNAP funding,” DFS Director Korin Schmidt said in the release. “Through the strong organizational support of 2-1-1, the Food Bank of Wyoming, and the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, our friends and families could put food on the table without having to make a difficult choice between eating and paying other essential bills.”
