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Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) rescinded the Public Welfare Emergency Executive Order 2025-08 on Wednesday (November 19th), ending the state-funded stopgap to address food insecurities caused by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) being suspended due to the Congressional shutdown.
“I have formally put an end to the Hunger Relief Program created to ensure no Wyoming citizens went hungry when SNAP benefits paused. I want to thank the Legislature for setting funds aside for this kind of emergency,” Governor Gordon said.
The Hunger Relief Program, administered by the Department of Family Services (DFS), provided two weeks of food subsidies to Wyoming food banks, church pantries, and other entities.
DFS will provide the Governor with a full report of the funds expended by mid December.
“Thanks to the Legislature’s foresight and the Governor’s leadership, food banks and pantries in almost every community were able to fill the hunger gaps during the lapse in SNAP funding. Through the strong organizational support of 2-1-1, the Food Bank of Wyoming, and the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, our friends and families could put food on the table without having to make a difficult choice between eating and paying other essential bills,” said DFS Director Korin Schmidt.
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