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City approves temporary monthly support for Hope Center food distribution
Summary
The City of Twentynine Palms approved a temporary allocation of $2,000 per month to support the Hope Center's weekly food distributions after council members heard that the group serves about 500–800 people per month and is spending roughly $3,000 monthly to operate.
The City of Twentynine Palms City Council voted 5-0 on Feb. 11 to provide temporary monthly funding to support the Hope Center’s Feed the Need food-distribution program.
The motion, approved unanimously, allocated $2,000 per month between the meeting date and the city’s next budget adoption period (council referenced reassessment in May–June). The council indicated the funds could be drawn from previously authorized but unspent allocations for homeless-services planning and portable-showers funding; staff noted a combined pool of $47,000 was available from those prior approvals.
Why it matters: Hope Center volunteers told the council they provide weekly Tuesday distributions, rely on county and regional food-donation programs and private 501(c)(3) fundraising, and serve hundreds of…
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