UPDATED: Free grocery gift cards, meals available for those who lost power | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
August 20, 2021
Trees around the city were hammered by the recent storms, including this one in Lincoln Park. (Photo by Adam Carr)
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and the City of Milwaukee announced Thursday that they are teaming up to support those who lost power last week because of the storms by offering free grocery gift cards and food starting this weekend.
Grocery gift card distribution will take place Friday, Aug. 20 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the following Pick ‘N Save locations:
About 1,000 gift cards will be available at each location, and they will be limited to one per household and are first come, first served while supplies last, the news release said.
Each recipient must provide proof of address such as a driver’s license or valid state ID. Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin is working with We Energies to verify power outages. There will be a process on-site to verify outages.
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From Saturday, Aug. 21 through Thursday, Aug. 26 there will also be food distribution at the following locations:
Saturday, Aug. 21: Greater New Birth, 8237 W. Silver Spring Drive, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Monday, Aug. 23: UMOS, 2701 S. Chase Ave., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 24: Children’s Hospital Midtown Clinic, 5433 W. Fond Du Lac Ave., from 8 a.m. to noon.
Wednesday, Aug. 25: WestCare E.A.T.S., Harambee Community Center, 335 W. Wright St., from 9 a.m. to noon.
Thursday, Aug. 26: Hope Lutheran Pantry, 1115 N. 35th St., from 9 a.m. to noon.
Here are more things you should know:
What to do if your food spoils because of the storm:
If you receive FoodShare and had food spoil because of a storm-related power outage, you can have the food replaced. FoodShare members should contact their local agency to request replacement benefits. Replacement benefits are issued for the amount of food lost, up to the amount of benefits already issued for the month.
Fill out the Request for Replacement FoodShare Benefits form and submit it to your agency. Reach out to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin for help with FoodShare at: www.feedingamericawi.org. While FoodShare can be replaced due to power outages, P-EBT cannot.
The American Red Cross has tips for staying safe and recovering:
https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services.html
Impact 2-1-1 can connect you with numerous agencies that can help you:
https://www.impactinc.org/impact-2-1-1/
Need to report a power outage?
File a report to We Energies here or call 800-662-4797. Don’t assume that the utility is aware of the outage.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin y la ciudad de Milwaukee anunciaron el jueves que se están uniendo para apoyar a los que perdieron energía eléctrica la semana pasada debido a las tormentas, ofreciendo tarjetas de regalo de comestibles y comida a partir de este fin de semana.
La distribución de tarjetas de regalo de comida ocurrirá el viernes 20 de agosto de 6 a 10 de la mañana en las siguientes ubicaciones de Pick ´N Save:
Aproximadamente 1.000 tarjetas de regalo estarán disponibles en cada sitio y estarán limitadas a una por hogar y serán por orden de llegada mientras los suministros duran, según el comunicado de prensa.   

Los residentes deben traer pruebas de WE Energies de que su energía se apagó, dijo el comunicado de prensa, y habrá apoyo en el sitio para ayudar. 

Del sábado 21 de agosto al jueves 26 de agosto también habrá distribución de alimentos en los siguientes lugares. 

Greater New Birth, 8237 W. Silver Spring Drive, de 7 a 11 de la mañana 

 UMOS, 2701 S. Chase Ave., de 1 a 4 de la tarde 

 Children’s Hospital Midtown Clinic, 5433 W. Fond Du Lac Ave., de 8 a mediodía 

 WestCare E.A.T.S., Harambee Community Center, 335 W. Wright St., de 9 a mediodía 

Hope Lutheran Pantry, 1115 N. 35th St., de 9 a mediodía 

Aquí hay más cosas que usted debe saber:

Si usted recibe FoodShare y los alimentos se han estropeado debido a un corte de energía  relacionado con la tormenta, puede reemplazar los alimentos. Los miembros de FoodShare deben ponerse en contacto con su agencia local para solicitar beneficios de reemplazo. Los beneficios de reemplazo se emiten por la cantidad de alimentos perdidos, hasta la cantidad de beneficios ya emitidos para el mes. 

Llene el formulario de solicitud de reemplazo de beneficios de FoodShare https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/forms/f0/f00330s.pdf y entréguelo a su agencia. Comuníquese con Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin para obtener ayuda con FoodShare en: www.feedingamericawi.org. Aunque FoodShare puede ser reemplazado debido a cortes de energía, P-EBT no puede. 

 https://www.redcross.org/cruz-roja.html 

 Envíe un mensaje de texto al 211 o llame al 877-947-2211

Presente un informe a WE Energies https://www.we-energies.com/partners/espanol/default  o llame al 800-662-4797. No asuma que son conscientes del corte de energía.