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With federal shutdown looming, Newport News outlines state relief plan and local mitigation proposals for SNAP recipients
Summary
City staff summarized the state'created Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program and proposed local measures (food-bank support, Thrive partnerships, capped no-interest loans, ARPA-backed relief) to help roughly 16,000 households in Newport News that receive SNAP.
City staff briefed council on the potential impacts of a federal government shutdown and described state and local measures to reduce gaps for SNAP recipients and other entitlement programs.
Kimberly Thomas told council that following Governor Glenn Youngkin's Oct. 23 emergency declaration the Commonwealth created a Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program funded with $150,000,000 in general-fund money to bridge potential SNAP interruptions for roughly 850,000 Virginia households. State staff will distribute the funding as weekly allotments equal to 25% of a household's typical monthly SNAP benefit; the program is guaranteed only through November 2025. Thomas said the first…
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