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Klamath Falls resident urges county to plan for potential SNAP funding loss in 2026
Summary
At the Aug. 19 board meeting a local resident urged commissioners to plan for the loss of federal SNAP support in 2026, noting SNAP's benefits to low-income households and small farmers and urging county attention to food-access and homelessness issues.
Wren, a Klamath Falls resident, told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 19 that she is concerned about hunger, homelessness and rural poverty and urged the board to consider options for the community after potential changes to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) support in 2026.
Wren told commissioners that local programs such as Double Up Bucks and the Klamath Falls farmers market help both residents and small farmers, and that SNAP benefits support more than just low-income households…
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