How to get help accessing (and replacing) FoodShare benefits | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch and WPR
April 10, 2024
Need to access or replace FoodShare benefits? You can find a list of local food assistance office locations and phone numbers on Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services website.
Feeding Wisconsin’s FoodShare helpline (1-877-366-3635) can help you navigate the application process.
Below are additional resources around Wisconsin.
Southeast Wisconsin: Hunger Task Force (phone: 414-777-0483, online: hungertaskforce.org) can assist in filing replacement forms at three locations across Milwaukee. It also provides kiosks with phones, printers and computers for SNAP recipients at no cost.
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If you are elderly or disabled, Hunger Task Force can mail you a replacement form and upload it for you after you photograph the signed form.
Staff can also direct FoodShare recipients to nearby pantries.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin (phone: 414-931-7400, online: feedingamericawi.org) also provides FoodShare application assistance, mobile pantries and other food assistance programs.
This article first appeared on Wisconsin Watch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.