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Summit County approves $250,000 emergency grant to Akron Canton Regional Food Bank as SNAP benefits risk interruption
Summary
Facing a possible lapse in federal SNAP payments starting in November, Summit County Council on a voice vote adopted Resolution 2025307 to authorize a $250,000 emergency grant to the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank to buy food for local hunger-relief partners.
Summit County Council on a voice vote adopted an emergency resolution authorizing the county executive to execute a grant agreement with the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank for up to $250,000 to provide immediate food assistance if federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapse.
County Executive Eileen Shapiro told the council the federal funding uncertainty could leave tens of thousands of county residents without SNAP benefits starting in November. “We here in Summit County, hopefully, with your assistance, will do as much as we can to make sure that people have food on their table for as long as we can,” Shapiro said at the…
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