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Lake Oswego staff outline options to help residents hit by SNAP benefit disruption
Summary
City staff proposed directing roughly $20,000 in unallocated municipal grant funds to local pantry Hunger Fighters Oregon, expanding Meals on Wheels support, and using existing utility-billing assistance programs to help residents affected by SNAP benefit interruptions. Council asked for more localized data and favored outreach and further review.
Assistant City Manager Megan Phelan told the Lake Oswego City Council on Tuesday that staff has prepared a menu of options to help residents affected by temporary interruptions in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The options include using existing utility-billing assistance programs, reallocating unspent municipal grant funds, increasing Meals on Wheels support and launching a community awareness campaign.
The council heard that the city already runs two billing-assistance programs: an income-qualified program for customers at or below 60% of the state median income that reduces monthly water, sewer, surface-water and street-maintenance fees by 50% (37…
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