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United Way-led COAD, food banks and Iowa City coordinate after SNAP disruption; city food drive collects thousands of pounds
Summary
United Way and Table to Table described a coordinated response through a Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD) and Food Access Network after a SNAP payments disruption that affected roughly 10,000 Johnson County residents; the city’s Neighbors Helping Neighbors drive reported 3,200 pounds and $405 in donations so far.
United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties and local food-access partners told the Iowa City Council work session on Nov. 18 that a coordinated response helped blunt the effects of a recent SNAP (EBT) payment disruption, while city staff summarized a fast-moving local food drive.
"We have 10,000 residents who rely on SNAP benefits in Johnson County with a total of $1,700,000 every month," Emily Meister, director of community impact and engagement for United Way and chair of the COAD steering committee, told the council as she described the scope of the disruption and the coalition’s response.
Meister said United Way…
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