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Hamilton County approves $222,954 for FreeStore Food Bank and launches mobile pantry stops as SNAP uncertainty continues
Summary
The board approved an agreement to allocate $222,954 to the FreeStore Food Bank and commissioners described a schedule of mobile pantry stops and other community food supports after federal SNAP funding uncertainty increased local demand.
The Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 6 approved an agreement to provide $222,954 to the FreeStore Food Bank as part of an emergency response to increased food‑security demand amid federal SNAP funding uncertainty. The action was taken as part of the consent agenda and approved by the board.
Context: Commissioners and staff described a rash of increased demand at local food banks after partial federal SNAP funding and a continuing federal government shutdown affected benefit distribution. County leaders said the state has moved funds as well: administrators referenced $25 million…
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