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Lake Oswego staff recommend using $20,000 in municipal grant funds for local food pantry after SNAP disruption
Summary
Staff proposed allocating the remaining municipal grant balance (about $20,000) to Hunger Fighters Oregon and launching a short community campaign; councilors also reviewed utility‑billing assistance, temporary hardship funds and Meals on Wheels options to help residents affected by SNAP benefit uncertainty.
Lake Oswego city staff asked the City Council on Nov. 18 to quickly deploy roughly $20,000 left in this year’s municipal grant cycle to local hunger relief as part of a package of options to help residents affected by recent disruptions in SNAP benefits. Assistant City Manager Megan Phelan told councilors staff’s recommended first step is to allocate the unspent funds to Hunger Fighters Oregon and to begin a brief community outreach campaign.
Phelan summarized the options staff assembled for council, which fall into three main buckets: utility‑billing assistance, targeted grant allocations, and enhanced coordination with food‑delivery and pantry…
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