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Food pantries and emergency food providers plead for $20M from City as federal programs freeze
Summary
Food‑security providers told Council that FEMA and other federal program freezes have cut critical food assistance and urged $20 million in emergency city funding and $100 million baseline for Community Food Connection.
Food security groups told the City Council they are already feeling the effects of frozen federal programs and asked the Council for emergency city funding to stabilize emergency food distribution.
Andrew Rhine, the Citizens Budget Commission, and multiple food providers described sudden interruptions to federal streams. Joseph Rosenberg said Catholic Charities lost federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) and other reimbursements that together have reduced its purchasing ability. Melanie Samuels of the Campaign Against Hunger said…
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