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Olmsted County directs $200,000 to Channel One to help cover SNAP gap amid federal shutdown
Summary
Board approved a $200,000 allocation to Channel One to distribute food to Olmsted County SNAP recipients if federal SNAP and WIC food benefits are not funded due to an ongoing federal shutdown; staff outlined program impacts and timelines.
The Olmsted County Board of Commissioners voted to provide $200,000 to Channel One to help fill an anticipated gap in food benefits if the federal government shutdown continues and federal food programs are paused.
Deputy County Administrator Amy Rockwater told commissioners the county is tracking potential impacts of the federal shutdown on federally administered programs, including Medicaid, SNAP, MFIP and WIC, and outlined the numbers the county is monitoring. "If the shutdown continues into November, there will be insufficient funds to pay November SNAP and MFIP food benefits," Rockwater said, and she reported that 6,653 households in Olmsted County (12,817 people) would be affected by a lapse in SNAP and MFIP food payments.
Virginia, a Channel One representative who addressed the board, summarized the food bank’s capacity and cost estimates. "The retail cost…
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