Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Atlanta Community Food Bank outlines expanded distribution plan as SNAP interruption begins
Summary
The Atlanta Community Food Bank told East Point council it allocated $5 million from reserves to source and distribute additional food during the federal government shutdown and SNAP interruptions, and described increased mobile distributions that include recent service for furloughed TSA employees.
East Point — A representative of the Atlanta Community Food Bank told the City Council on Nov. 3 that the organization is implementing a crisis-response plan to address increased demand from furloughed federal workers and households affected by interruption in SNAP benefits.
Megan Middleton, director of government affairs for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, said the organization is using $5 million from reserves to source an additional 6 million pounds of food over the next four weeks and is ramping up mobile distributions and partner support.…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
