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Waverly mayor urges $10 donations as SNAP delays could leave hundreds without November benefits
Summary
The mayor warned that a federal funding lapse could delay November SNAP benefits for about 500 households in Bremer County and asked residents to donate $10 to United Way or Northeast Iowa Community Action to help local families while federal benefits are delayed.
In his closing remarks the mayor compared the present federal funding lapse to Waverly—s 2008 flood response and urged residents to help neighbors who could miss November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments if a federal shutdown continues.
"Last month, 500 households, that's about a thousand people in Bremer County, depended on SNAP benefits…
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