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Indianapolis expands food distributions after SNAP pause, city urges volunteers
Summary
City officials said a nationwide pause in SNAP benefits has widened a food-assistance gap; the City of Indianapolis and partners are raising funds and expanding distribution events, with OPHS staff and volunteers handing out free meals and the Indy Hunger Network’s Community Compass app helping residents find pantries.
The City of Indianapolis is expanding food-distribution events and fundraising after a nationwide pause in SNAP benefits, Mayor's Neighborhood Advocate Dara Marquez said in the Tuesday '10 broadcast.
Marquez said the pause has created a gap in assistance affecting more than 120,000 residents in the broader…
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