‘’A Catastrophe In Our Country’ — CT Officials Pledge $3M To Feed State Families During Shutdown
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CT Foodshare CEO Jason Jakubowski speaks about the effect of the federal government shutdown on food benefits on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at CT Foodshare in Wallingford, CT. Photo credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
Foodshare CEO Jason Jakubowski said the state contribution ‘will make a real difference for families across Connecticut who are facing an impossible choice between paying rent and putting food on the table.’
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
Public officials from all three levels of government came together Monday in support of a common message: an estimated 360,000 Connecticut families should not go hungry.
In a media briefing at CT Foodshare in Wallingford, Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a plan to provide $3 million in emergency state funding to Foodshare to help state residents who are expected to lose access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a result of the federal government shutdown.
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