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Manna meals program warns council of $20,000 shortfall after federal cuts
Summary
Manna volunteers told the Gadsden City Council that cuts to federal and community development block grant funding have removed about $20,000 from their annual budget; the program delivers more than 100 meals daily and may seek help from the city.
Craig Scott, director of the Gadsden Public Library and a board member for Manna, told the Gadsden City Council that the volunteer-run meal program faces a roughly $20,000 shortfall after recent funding cuts.
Scott said Manna served 121 meals the morning of the meeting; about 75% of meals stay in Gadsden and 25% go to other Etowah County communities. He told council members…
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