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Coalition asks New Haven to add $993,000 to support food pantries, healthy-food procurement
Summary
At a Board of Alders finance hearing, the Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN) and partner organizations urged the city to include $993,000 in the municipal budget to shore up pantries and soup kitchens, expand healthy-food purchases, and fund staff for SNAP outreach and logistics.
On a night of packed public testimony before the Board of Alders' Finance Committee, the Coordinated Food Assistance Network asked the city to add $993,000 to the proposed budget to support New Haven's network of food pantries, soup kitchens and related programs.
CFAN representatives told aldermen the request covers healthy-food procurement, equipment for pantries and meal-distribution programs, and staff capacity — including a proposed SNAP outreach worker and a community health worker to connect clients with benefits and services. "We are asking the city of New Haven to do your part," CFAN speaker Alicia Santilli said at the hearing.
CFAN and dozens of partner speakers described rising demand and operational strain. Steve Worland, executive director of the Downtown Union Soup Kitchen and one of CFAN’s co-chairs, noted that a pending Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)…
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