Julesburg School District

A message from the Sedgwick County Department of Human Services:

Due to the government shut down, SNAP (food assistance) benefits as of now will not be issued for the month of November.  This is going to have a huge IMPACT on all of our Sedgwick County families, especially those with children. With limited resources and funding in Sedgwick County, there is no way possible to fund the $40,000 that goes out in SNAP benefits each month to families.  

Clients will be receiving the information of their benefits being suspended for November from the state.  We are also relaying this information as they come into our office.  We have no idea what will happen if the government opens back up, what November benefits will look like, they might be prorated, etc,.  It will all depend on when the government opens up.

Sedgwick County has 3 food banks:

• Ovid Methodist Church

• Sedgwick County Department of Human Services

• Julesburg Christian Church

There is also Commodity Distribution once a month at the Julesburg Christian Church.  There is no guarantee on what food will be on the truck when it arrives or how much, but would encourage families to try and go this month.  The following are the next two dates:

• October 25th- 7am to 9am

• November 26th- 7am to 9am

We are happy to take non-perishable food items at our food pantry along with monetary donations that would allow us to purchase food gift cards at the local grocery store, where families would be able to purchase milk, bread, eggs, cheese, etc that our pantry does not stock.    

In this time of need, I'm hoping Sedgwick County can rally together and help those who are going to need it the most, given the timing of the holidays, it's going to be stressful for our families.