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Buncombe County activates response to federal shutdown as SNAP service pauses drive demand for food support
Summary
County incident commander says the county has opened donation sites, a hotline and redeployed staff to cover gaps caused by federal SNAP pauses. Partners including libraries and Manna Food Bank are coordinating distribution; county reports roughly 105 calls a day and about 2,300 pounds of food collected daily.
Buncombe County officials on Nov. 4 detailed steps they have taken to help residents affected by the federal government shutdown and the temporary pause in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Nathan Green, the county’s incident commander for the shutdown response, told the Board of Commissioners the county activated an incident management team, stood up a call center and opened donation sites at county facilities including all 12 libraries, Health and Human Services and the register of deeds. The county also reactivated a volunteer support program…
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