Wednesday, November 5 - Restore Funding for SNAP & WIC / WI Poll Worker Recruitment / What’s the Plan? Weekly Discussion Thurs
Parter Action: Restore Funding for Life-Saving SNAP & WIC Benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program provide essential food assistance to millions of vulnerable US residents. These programs not only fight hunger but also reduce child abuse and health care costs while improving recipients’ health.
The Trump administration is refusing to use $5 billion in contingency funds to continue SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must use USDA contingency funds to sustain SNAP benefits during the ongoing government shutdown. However, the Trump administration has indicated they will only pay out 50% of SNAP benefits owed in November and that distributing them could take weeks or months. The future of WIC funding remains uncertain.
The 42 million people who rely on SNAP benefits and the nearly 7 million pregnant people, new parents, and infants and children who depend on WIC are now without proper food supports.
👉 Congress must act to end this shutdown and preserve food access for millions.
Contact Senator Durbin at 312-353-4952 or at other numbers listed here
Contact Senator Duckworth at 312-886-3506 or at other numbers listed here
Script: Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [ZIP CODE]. I'm extremely concerned about the impact of the government shutdown on SNAP and WIC benefits for millions of Americans. I’m calling to urge [NAME] to demand the use of USDA contingency funds and any other available funding sources to keep these programs running while still holding firm against any federal budget deal that does not extend the ACA tax credits.
Action via 5calls.org
Partner Action: WI Poll Worker Recruitment Phonebank TOMORROW
Help protect the vote in Wisconsin by recruiting poll worker nominees for the upcoming 2026-2027 election cycle! You’ll start by making calls to people in Wisconsin to talk about why voting rights matter and to get them involved as a poll worker, and then we’ll give you the tools to engage your own community in the fight for voting rights
All you need is your phone and a computer (laptop or desktop, not a tablet). Training is offered at every phonebank on Zoom and we provide the script!
👉 Join the phone bank TOMORROW, Thursday, November 6 from 5 – 7pm.
Action via WisDems
Indivisible Action: What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders Thursday
The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back.
The antidote: Coming together in community to process what’s happening, to sift through what’s important and what’s just noise, and coalesce around strategies for fighting back.
Join Indivisible co-founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin each week, as we carve out an hour to discuss what’s happening and – more importantly – what’s the plan.
👉 Join the weekly call Thursdays at 2 p.m. CT.
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