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Federal shutdown forces reduced SNAP uncertainty; Forsyth County readies food‑assistance and staffing plans
Summary
County leaders said USDA notifications and media reports indicated SNAP benefits for November could be reduced or delayed; WIC funding was extended through Nov. 30. Denise Price said county staff have contingency plans to avoid furloughs for most eligibility workers and to direct residents to local food resources.
The Forsyth County deputy county manager, Denise Price, told commissioners on Nov. 3 that federal guidance around SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is changing rapidly and that county staff are preparing contingency plans.
Price said state agencies were notified the USDA did not have sufficient funds to issue full November SNAP benefits and that media reports indicate federal judges ordered the administration to release some contingency funds. "We are expecting that there will be reduced allocations for that," she said, adding that the USDA contingency fund is smaller than the monthly cost of SNAP nationwide. Price also reported…
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