Relief groups brace for end of food assistance for Wisconsin refugees

Wisconsin food banks are expected to see increased need this summer when refugees and other immigrants with humanitarian status will lose food assistance under a federal change.

Last year’s federal reconciliation bill limited eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, called FoodShare in Wisconsin, to green card holders with limited exceptions.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins praised the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July for tackling “fraud and waste” within the federal program…

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