Pitt County adopts homelessness awareness proclamation and outlines food distributions after federal benefit disruption
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The board adopted a proclamation recognizing National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and heard Social Services describe restored EBT benefits and a drive‑through distribution for roughly 405 large households following recent federal benefit disruptions and community donations.
Pitt County commissioners adopted a proclamation recognizing November 16–20, 2025 as National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, citing national HUD data and local point‑in‑time counts. The proclamation noted that Pitt County’s point‑in‑time census identified 130 people experiencing homelessness in 2025, including 36 unsheltered, and described local and regional grant support to housing and rehousing efforts.
Following the proclamation, Sharon Rasheed of the Department of Social Services briefed the board on food and nutrition assistance. Rasheed said federal benefits were fully restored last week after a period of uncertainty tied to rapidly changing federal guidance and litigation; she thanked local donors and noted three tractor‑trailer loads of food were donated and distributed locally. Rasheed described a planned drive‑through distribution at the Department of Social Services to serve about 405 of the county’s largest households with a $50 gift card and multiple boxes of food, and she said the county will not serve residents from other counties under the arrangement tied to the donated food.
Rasheed asked the board to note continuing operations and outreach; no formal action was required on the proclamation or the distribution plan during the meeting.