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Food Policy Council maps community gardens, presses SNAP outreach and senior food priorities
Summary
The Washtenaw Food Policy Council told commissioners it has reorganized its policy agenda by policy action teams, produced a community-garden map to target resources, and identified a participation gap for SNAP‑eligible seniors that the council plans to address.
Jay Gearhart, chair of the Washtenaw Food Policy Council, presented the council’s annual report to the Board of Commissioners and outlined the council’s recent work: reorganizing the policy agenda into actionable policy‑action teams, creating a community‑garden map to target tool‑sharing and pollinator resources, and assessing gaps in SNAP participation among seniors.
Key findings: Gearhart said the council found a 17% SNAP participation rate among…
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