Racine woman cooks for neighbors as SNAP uncertainty grows

At Oakview Manor Apartments in Racine, uncertainty over federal food benefits prompted one neighbor to feed her neighbors.

Detria Carmichael, a SNAP recipient, said she invited TMJ4 to the building on Sunday to show how shifting federal guidance is affecting people who rely on the program.

“That’s what made me have the courage to say something, because it affects me too,” she said.

Carmichael said her SNAP deposit hit her account on Friday, after Wisconsin restored November benefits following court involvement tied to a federal funding pause…

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