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Providers report rising demand as council schedules allocation vote for Christian Service
Summary
Christian Service reported a sharp increase in meals served amid the federal government shutdown; councilmembers praised the charity and noted a funding allocation for Christian Service will be considered at the Dec. 9 meeting. A separate public commenter described a proposed transitional housing project by the Lehi Up Care Foundation.
At the Nov. 3 Shreveport City Council meeting, a representative of Christian Service told the council the organization has seen a marked increase in clients in recent weeks tied to the federal government shutdown and inflation. The speaker gave specific daily counts for Nov. 3 — "at breakfast we averaged 175 individuals" and "at lunch, we did…
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