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County uses food-insecurity appropriation to serve about 500 families, chair says
Summary
Schenectady County chair reported using roughly $25,000 of a recent appropriation to buy food distributed to about 500 families; the county matched a Schenectady Foundation contribution and has an estimated $17,000 remaining in the appropriation.
Schenectady County’s chair reported to the legislature that roughly $25,000 of a recent appropriation was used to purchase food from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York and that county members and volunteers distributed food to about 500 families at an event in the SUNY Schenectady parking lot. The chair said the county also contributed to a Schenectady Foundation match so local pantries could provide cash assistance to roughly two to three dozen pantries across the county.
The chair said the county purchased restricted supermarket gift cards and placed them at the Department of Social Services office along with shelf-stable food packages for residents who arrive when pantries are closed; he reported an approximate remaining balance of $17,000 from the original appropriation and said the funds would be used to continue assistance. The transcript does not include the total size of the original appropriation beyond those amounts recited during the update.
