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Montezuma County warns SNAP interruption could strain food providers; 4,912 residents receive benefits
Summary
Montezuma County social services told the Board of County Commissioners that 4,912 individuals currently receive SNAP benefits and that local food providers are seeing increased demand as the federal government shutdown threatens benefit continuity.
Congressman Hurd joined Montezuma County commissioners and county staff by phone on Oct. 31 to hear local effects of the federal government shutdown that is expected to interrupt SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit distribution.
Kelly Unrein, Montezuma County social services director, told the board that the county has 4,912 individuals enrolled in SNAP and that the county typically issues about $900,000 in SNAP benefits monthly. "We are concerned that we won't have what our community needs," she said, and reported that local pantries and meal providers had already begun seeing…
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