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Emergency food providers ask legislature to study system sustainability after pandemic funding waned
Summary
The Amherst Survival Center and other witnesses told the committee H118 should be reported favorably so the Commonwealth can assess workforce needs, funding models and infrastructure of the emergency food network that now supplies regular support to thousands, not temporary relief.
The Joint Committee on Agriculture heard testimony supporting H118, a special commission to investigate the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. Witnesses said the emergency food system has become a long‑term safety net for many families and that infrastructure, staffing and funding have not kept pace with demand.
Lev Ben Ezra, executive director of the Amherst Survival Center, described his organization as…
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