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Buncombe County libraries collect more than 8,500 pounds in food drive after SNAP disruption

Buncombe County Public Library Advisory Board (nonofficial meeting) · November 14, 2025
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Summary

Library locations served as collection points in a county food drive responding to a SNAP benefits disruption; library staff reported more than 8,500 pounds of food had been collected and picked up by MANNA and community partners for distribution.

Buncombe County officials said library branches served as donation points in a county-wide food drive launched in response to a disruption in SNAP benefits, and that the community supplied a rapid response.

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