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Riley County to buy Thanksgiving meal packages and host pop-up baby shower for WIC/MCH clients
Summary
The commission approved use of existing maternal and child health (MCH) funds to buy Thanksgiving meals for roughly 275 WIC and MCH client households with infants and cleared a Dec. 2 pop-up baby shower. Hy‑Vee will partner on distribution; staff said donated funds will cover event refreshments.
Riley County Commissioners on Nov. 6 approved a plan by the county maternal and child health (MCH) program to purchase Thanksgiving meal packages for approximately 275 households with infants enrolled in WIC or MCH, and to buy food and beverages for a Dec. 2 "pop-up" community baby shower in Ogden.
Bridal Spencer, maternal and child health supervisor, told commissioners the initiative is intended to help families affected by the federal SNAP…
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