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County food pantry and senior transportation reports show fluctuating demand; staff warn CSBG cut would threaten services
Summary
The county’s community action food pantry reported year‑over‑year declines in some months but continuing high numbers of new households; staff warned that proposed federal discretionary budget changes could eliminate CSBG funding that pays for emergency services and transportation.
Washington County’s Community Action quarterly report, presented July 30 to the Health and Human Services Committee, showed mixed food‑pantry usage trends and robust senior transportation service while flagging a potential federal funding threat to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) that supports emergency services.
The county’s contracted food‑pantry operator told the committee that monthly pantry household counts dipped in several months compared with the previous year but that the pantry continues to see many…
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