MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee County leaders voted Thursday to adopt a resolution to reallocate $150,000 to provide food assistance to those affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The funds will be reallocated to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services from the county’s contingency fund for emergency supplemental food assistance in response to SNAP reductions, according to a meeting agenda.

The board also voted to pass a resolution to declare food apartheid a public health emergency in Milwaukee County and to direct action to address food insecurity.

The vote comes as county leaders say 700,000 Wisconsinites rely on SNAP, known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, to put food on the table for their families and children, with more than 230,000 residing in Milwaukee County alo

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