If the federal government
shutdown continues
food assistance programs
in Wisconsin could
run short of funds
by next month.
It's something that's
absolutely critical
to families.
I mean, to put it
simply, right
hungry family members
is just not a good thing.
It's not good for adults.
It's not good for children.
And, having adequate
nutrition is important
for everything else
we do in our lives
learning, working
enjoying time with one another.
All of these things
are much harder to do
if you don't
have adequate nutrition.
So when we
see challenges
to programs
like FoodShare
which is also known
as SNAP at the
federal level
we see that it creates
all sorts of ripple effects
that we'll end up paying
for in other ways.
There's actually some
great research
that was done
some time ago.
It's well known
showing that
when you timed
the standardized testing
in elementary school kids
where in the month
that was mattered
as to whether the children
were hungry or not.
Right? So just did
they have adequate
food in the home
actually affected
their test scores
significantly.
We've seen many
many studies
showing these
sorts of things.