The Brief
- Brown Deer families are creating pizza kits to help neighbors as SNAP funding nears cutoff amid the government shutdown.
- Cassie Johnson’s Facebook post sparked a flood of donations and volunteer support.
- Deliveries are set to begin next week, with about 30 kits ready for distribution.
BROWN DEER, Wis. – As the federal government shutdown drags on, families in Wisconsin are bracing for the loss of food benefits – and in Brown Deer, neighbors are stepping in with a unique solution: pizza kits.
What we know:
Cassie Johnson, who has a family of six, started assembling and delivering bags filled with cheese, sauce and pepperoni for families worried about putting food on the table once SNAP and FoodShare funds run out.
“We have pepperoni, an abundance of pepperoni, we have pizza sauce and then a bunch of cheese,” Johnson said. “I love making pizza, it’s so easy and it’s fun for kids.”…