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Commission hears 'Healthy Hands' update: organizers report $35,000 in food donations and urge broad communication to reach needy seniors
Summary
A commissioner reported the Healthy Hands program collected about $35,000 in food and about $10,000 in cash and urged the city to use postcards, hotlines and partner referrals to reach older residents; a SNAP statistic (17.5%) was cited to underline local need.
Commissioners heard an extended briefing on the city’s Helping Hands/Healthy Hands effort and on gaps in communication to older residents. Speaker 6 described the initiative as a combined response to food insecurity and mental-health needs and said recent drives produced roughly $35,000 in food donations and about $10,000 in cash that went through Helping Hands and partner organizations.
"We probably collected about $35,000 in food and about $10,000 in cash," Speaker 6…
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