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Jefferson County backs state ballot measures to help offset federal SNAP changes, staff says
Summary
Jefferson County’s Human Services staff told the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 14 that federal SNAP changes (HR1) could shift costs to local governments and recommended the board support two Colorado ballot measures that would preserve or repurpose Healthy School Meals funds to help absorb those impacts.
Human Services staff told the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 14 that recent federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (HR1) are likely to shift costs to states and counties, and recommended the county support two Colorado ballot measures that could help mitigate local impacts.
Mary Berg and Gina Sagan of Jefferson County Human Services presented a summary of HR1 and its likely effects: administrative funding for SNAP could shift from 50% federal to 25% federal (with the state and…
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