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Residents urge emergency food aid as USDA-SNAP funding remains uncertain; HHSA says state and federal direction pending
Summary
Public commenters urged Trinity County to consider emergency funds for local food banks after a federal SNAP interruption; Health & Human Services Director Liz Hamilton said the county is monitoring USDA and state decisions and that any partial benefits could take 1—3 weeks to reach EBT cards.
Public commenters on Nov. 4 asked the Trinity County Board of Supervisors to place an item on a future agenda to consider emergency funding for local food banks amid uncertainty about federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
"We should put something up on the docket for the next board meeting and have a discussion about some emergency…
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