City‑funded prevention program serving thousands faces end after SNAP‑Ed cut, UTHealth warns
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
UTHealth presenter told the Brownsville City Commission that a city‑contracted community health program serving roughly 3,440 people faces an abrupt funding loss after federal SNAP‑Ed support was eliminated and that the program’s current funding ends Sept. 30, 2025.
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Dr. Lisa Mitchell Bennett of the University of Texas Houston told the Brownsville City Commission on Sept. 2 that a city‑contracted, evidence‑based community health program is at risk after the program’s primary federal funding stream was cut.
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