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Local food banks, shelter operators thank Montgomery County for emergency food and shelter funding
Summary
Nonprofit leaders and shelter operators credited Montgomery County investments, including ARPA funds and NourishMonCo grants, with scaling food distribution, supporting domestic-violence shelter operations and expanding crisis services; they urged continued funding in the 2026 budget.
Multiple nonprofit leaders told commissioners that county investments were critical to meeting rising need for food, shelter and crisis services.
Shannon Isaacs, executive director of the Montco Anti Hunger Network, said county seed funding and ARPA support helped the coalition double its revenue and scale food distribution, noting…
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