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Clear Creek County explores short-term food aid as SNAP benefits lapse
Summary
County staff proposed using state TANF and Collaborative Management Program funding to support local food banks and a backpack program while SNAP benefits are paused; commissioners asked staff to coordinate donations and report back at the next meeting. No county appropriation was approved.
Clear Creek County officials discussed short-term measures to keep residents fed after federal interruptions to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, with staff proposing that state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Collaborative Management Program (CMP) funds be used to support local food providers.
The proposal emerged during a county work session when Sarah Casano, identified in the meeting as director, told commissioners the department had been working with state TANF and collaborative management programs to “explore using some of our collaborative management program funding to support Loaves and Fishes.” Casano said the county would need to return to its oversight group for approval to use CMP funds for prevention and that staff would consult the county attorney about legal…
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