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Unidentified St. Mary's County speaker urges $250,000 fund-balance set-aside for food banks ahead of possible SNAP disruption
Summary
An unidentified speaker during a St. Mary's County meeting said a federal government shutdown could prevent SNAP benefit cards from being refilled beginning Nov. 1 and urged county officials to set aside $250,000 from the county's fund balance to support local food banks.
An unidentified speaker during a St. Mary's County meeting said a federal government shutdown could prevent SNAP benefit cards from being refilled beginning Nov. 1 and urged county officials to set aside $250,000 from the county's fund balance to support local food banks.
The speaker said they "were involved in the phone call yesterday with the local food banks, scribe board, the health department, several of our partners, EMS, regarding what's gonna happen November 1 if SNAP benefits don't, get those cards don't get refilled." He said Feed Saint Mary's currently had about 30 days of supply at existing demand and that St. Mary's Soup Kitchen or…
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