Sandusky approves immediate aid for local food providers amid SNAP disruption
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Citing interruptions in federal SNAP benefits, the commission approved making $20,000 available to Victory Kitchen (at $5,000 per week as needed) and separately approved a $5,000 immediate donation to Father's Heart Church to help feed residents.
The Sandusky City Commission voted Nov. 10 to provide immediate financial support to local hunger-relief organizations after commissioners said a federal shutdown had interrupted SNAP benefits and affected local residents.
Commission President proposed making $20,000 available to Victory Kitchen, to be expended at $5,000 per week while federal benefits remain unavailable. The motion was moved, seconded and approved on a roll-call vote.
Separately the commission approved a one-time immediate $5,000 donation to Father's Heart Church. At the meeting staff described Father's Heart's grocery bill as “just a little less than a thousand dollars a week,” and said a $5,000 donation would stretch five weeks and could feed an estimated 2,700 people in a month (figure provided by the presenter).
Commissioners said they asked the finance director to identify available funds and directed staff to implement the payments. The motions were explicit allocations approved by vote at the Nov. 10 session.