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Norwalk Food Alliance mobilized after SNAP pause; alliance prepping for HB 1 changes
Summary
Health department staff told the Board of Health the Norwalk Food Alliance—more than 30 partners—coordinated rapid local response during a recent SNAP benefit pause and is parsing state HB 1 changes to protect residents’ access to food.
At the Nov. 25 meeting, Teresa Agandezi of the Norwalk Health Department updated the board on local food‑access coordination through the Norwalk Food Alliance, a coalition she said includes more than 30 food agencies formed in 2019 to improve nutrition security.
Agandezi credited health educator Kelly Tomlinson with leading the coalition’s coordination and said the department maintains a…
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