US EditionPritzker Executive Order Sends $20M To IL Food Banks As SNAP Benefits Halted
Governor Pritzker allocated $20 million to support seven food banks serving over 2,600 pantries as nearly 2 million Illinois residents lose SNAP benefits amid shutdown.
- The state directed $20 million to seven food banks supporting more than 2,600 pantries across Illinois, Pritzker announced on Oct. 30.
- After the federal government shutdown began Oct. 1, the USDA said it will not process SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1, depleting federal food assistance funds.
- The Illinois Department of Human Services reports Illinois typically administers roughly $350 million monthly to about 1.9 million people, with the average SNAP household monthly benefit $332 and 2024 total $4.47 billion.
- Unable to add funds to SNAP cards, Illinois routed aid through food banks while Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer, launched a $50 million linked-deposit loan program for unpaid federal workers in Illinois.
- With pantries already stretched, food banks warn of a hunger crisis as the Greater Chicago Food Depository says communities face immediate crisis and Pritzker’s office created a $100 million BRIDGE reserve fund.
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$20M emergency funding to go to Illinois food banks as SNAP set to stop
Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, stops Saturday due to the government shutdown. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order Thursday to help Illinois residents who rely on the aid. In Illinois, $20 million in emergency government money will go to seven food banks that cover the state. SNAP scams incoming, expert warns. Here’s what to watch out for Pritzker said that 42 million Americans are in…
Illinois allocates $20 million to food banks in response to SNAP funding loss
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed an Executive Order on Thursday that provides emergency funding for food banks and pantries in preparation for the pause of SNAP benefits this weekend, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. “The Trump Administration wants to let tens of millions of Americans go hungry, a failure in leadership and abdication of our responsibility as Americans to take care of each other,” said Pr…
Pritzker directs $20 million to food banks as SNAP benefits set to pause – WAND (Decatur)
The executive order gives $20 million in funding to support seven food banks that supply over 2,600 food pantries across Illinois. $10 million is coming from the Budget Reserve for Immediate Disbursements and Governmental Emergencies (BRIDGE) Fund and the other $10 million is from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS).
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