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Committee backs extension and increase of San Francisco-Marin Food Bank COVID relief grant
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward to the full Board a resolution authorizing an amendment to the city's grant with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank to extend the food assistance program through Dec. 31, 2021 and increase funding; the Budget Analyst recommended a lower not-to-exceed amount to reflect spending.
The Budget and Finance Committee on March 10 recommended that the full Board approve a First Amendment to the city's grant with the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank to continue COVID-19 food assistance through Dec. 31, 2021.
Fanny Lapitan, program manager with the Human Services Agency, told the committee the extension "will be paying for, over 485,000 additional grocery bags to be distributed through December 31." She described two program components: Pantry at Home, which delivers groceries to vulnerable residents who are age 65 or older, have underlying health conditions, or cannot attend a pantry; and Pop-Up Pantry,…
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