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Johnson County Aging and Human Services wins NACO award for summer snack-pack program that served 403 children

Board of County Commissioners, Johnson County, Kansas · September 11, 2025

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Aging and Human Services won a NACO award for a 2024 summer snack-pack program that targeted children in food-insecure households. Staff reported spending $19,836 of ARPA/SLFRF funds to assemble and distribute kid-friendly snack packs to 403 children from 169 households across county human-services offices and food pantries.

County manager Penny Posto-Ferguson and Aging and Human Services Director Megan Leahy described a 2024 summer snack-pack program that the county submitted for and received a National Association of Counties (NACo) award. The program distributed child-focused snack packs…

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