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City reports $100,000 emergency food distribution and schedules shelter contract reviews
Summary
Deputy CAO Amy Popovich told the committee the city provided $100,000 to Feed More for 18 food-distribution sites that served about 7,000 households in one week; committee signaled it will review contracts with Salvation Army and Home Again and added those reviews to the December agenda.
Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Amy Popovich told the Education and Human Services Standing Committee that last week the city partnered with Feed More, Chesterfield County and other local partners to support 18 food-distribution sites across Richmond. Popovich said the city provided $100,000 to support the effort, which delivered about 40 pounds of food (roughly 33 meals) to some 7,000 households over the course of a single week.
Popovich credited multiple…
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