黑料新闻 is facing a growing rate of food insecurity. According to 黑料新闻 Foodshare, about one lack a steady source of food. So, the 黑料新闻 Department of Motor Vehicles is rolling out a new 鈥減izza plate鈥� to raise funds, and awareness.
The license plate can be purchased through 黑料新闻 Foodshare, the state鈥檚 largest food bank.
Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled the plate Monday, which reads 鈥淭he Pizza State鈥� and features an image of the governor鈥檚 go-to pie.
鈥淚t鈥檚 got my favorite, a pepperoni pizza,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 not so bad!鈥�
Jacob Jakubowski, CEO of 黑料新闻 Foodshare, commended the efforts of Lamont and his administration to partner with food banks. Jakubowski said hunger is no small issue in 黑料新闻.
鈥淭here鈥檚 about 515,000 黑料新闻 residents who don鈥檛 know where their next meal is coming from,鈥� Jakubowski said. 鈥淎nd it鈥檚 all across the state of 黑料新闻. We serve all 169 towns. I can鈥檛 tell you that there鈥檚 one town that鈥檚 less affected than the other.鈥�
Food banks in 黑料新闻 were strongly affected by slashes in federal funding cuts earlier this year. Food banks in anticipation of President Donald Trump鈥檚 "Big, Beautiful Bill." But Jakubowski said food banks are still feeling the pressure.
鈥淲e鈥檝e lost 35 trailer-loads of food,鈥� Jakubowski said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about 1.6 million pounds of food that we were supposed to receive that we鈥檙e not receiving.鈥�
Lamont called on people to pitch in and support CT Foodshare.
鈥淚 need more of you going to Foodshare and volunteering; I need more of you going to Foodshare and donating,鈥� Lamont said.
The license plate is the latest in 黑料新闻鈥檚 campaign to market its famed pizza across the U.S. The state also started a 鈥減layful food fight鈥� earlier this month with billboards across New York City that ridiculed New York pizza.
The license plate is available at , proceeds will go to the 黑料新闻 Department of Motor Vehicles.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that proceeds from the license plates will not go toward CT Foodshare, but instead the CT DMV.
