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Little Rock proclaims Hunger Action Month as food commission readies mobile market; food-truck owners urge outreach
Summary
Mayor Frank Scott Jr. proclaimed September 2025 Hunger Action Month and highlighted a new Little Rock Food Commission and a mobile market funded with American Rescue Plan Act dollars; commissioners and residents urged the city to help local food-truck owners overcome language and cost barriers to participate in city events.
Mayor Frank Scott Jr. on Tuesday proclaimed September 2025 as Hunger Action Month and announced that the city has allocated $1 million toward hunger-relief efforts and created a Little Rock Food Commission to guide local food-access policy and programs. Director Cathy Webb, who the mayor described as the board’s lead on food access, told the board the commission has raised more than $40,000 to help retire the Little Rock School District’s school meal debt and is coordinating with state and federal partners on broader meal-funding concerns.
Why it matters: the proclamation frames a formal, city-level response to food insecurity in Little Rock and signals continued use of federal ARPA funds for a mobile grocery market and related initiatives. Residents and business owners at the meeting urged the board to couple those programs with outreach that lowers barriers for local…
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