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Public commenters applaud Ben's Hope collaboration; Momentum Center launches Friendship Bench pilot and warns SNAP pause will increase need
Summary
A Ben's Hope representative thanked CMH staff for recent collaboration to secure service continuity; the Momentum Center announced a Friendship Bench pilot funded by local grants and warned Michigan's SNAP pause beginning Nov. 1 will increase community need.
At the start of the Oct. 24 meeting, members of the public spoke during the board's public comment period about local service continuity and community programs.
Krista Mason, who identified herself as representing Benjamin's Hope in Holland, thanked CMH staff and directors for months of collaborative work to evaluate provider challenges and to stabilize services for the men and women who live at Benjamin's Hope. "Half of those people are Ottawa individuals,…
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