| For Immediate Release February 24, 2021
Contact: Elizabeth Goodsitt/Jennifer Miller 608-266-1683 Some Students Currently Enrolled in Institutions of Higher Learning Now Temporarily Eligible to Participate in Wisconsin FoodShare Wisconsin students who are enrolled at least half time in an institution of higher learning and meet certain criteria can now participate in FoodShare and receive assistance to purchase groceries during the pandemic. The provision loosening federal restrictions on these students was included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress and signed into law in December 2020.The duration of these provisions is determined by the length of the federal public health emergency. "Many young adults have struggled to find or keep jobs during the pandemic, and that loss of income has made it harder to afford basic necessities like food," said DHS Interim Secretary Karen Timberlake. "By providing these benefits, we will help eligible students avoid hunger so they can focus on finishing their educational programs.Their success enriches our state as a whole." View the entire news release. | 
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