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DuPage panel pauses pantry payouts after SNAP delays; PADS winter funding to go forward
Summary
The DuPage County Human Services Committee paused immediate one-time grants to food pantries after state SNAP payments reached recipients, while agreeing to move ahead with requested funds for DuPage PADS to support winter housing; members said they will reconvene with pantries and social-service providers to shape a longer-term plan.
The DuPage County Human Services Committee on Thursday said it would hold off on immediate, one-time grants to local food pantries after state SNAP payments were routed to county recipients, but it will advance requested funding for DuPage PADS to help house people this winter.
The presiding official told the committee that “full SNAP benefits were delayed for our 67,000 DuPage SNAP recipients,” and that state action had largely restored benefits by Nov. 20, reducing the urgent demand pantries faced earlier in the month. The official said a memo had proposed using part of a $2.1 million…
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