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Federal Way Council approves extra funding for farmers market senior food vouchers
Summary
The City Council approved $4,224 in additional funding Wednesday to supplement the Federal Way Farmers Market senior food voucher program after staff and community volunteers described demand that exhausts existing vouchers early each market day.
Federal Way City Council approved additional funding Wednesday to expand the Federal Way Farmers Market senior food voucher program after market volunteers and staff said vouchers were exhausting early each market day.
City staff and volunteers described a weekly demand that exceeds the market’s existing supply of small-value vouchers for older adults. The council voted unanimously to provide $2,224 from the Senior Advisory Commission’s restricted reserve and $2,000 from the mayor’s discretionary budget for a total of $4,224 in additional support.
The program distributes small vouchers that seniors use with market vendors for fresh produce and other food. Amy Glendon, executive assistant to the council, told the council the Senior Advisory Commission had accumulated a restricted balance and proposed allocating funds to expand voucher…
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