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Riverside reallocates $100,000 to Salvation Army to feed residents affected by federal shutdown
Summary
Council unanimously approved reallocating $100,000 from the Senior Supplemental Rental Assistance Program to the Salvation Army's Emergency Food Access Program to assist SNAP participants and federally affected households during the federal government shutdown; staff estimates this will help about 500–700 households.
The Riverside City Council voted unanimously to reallocate $100,000 from a senior rental assistance account to expand emergency food access for residents affected by the federal government shutdown.
Michelle Davis, housing and human services staff, said SNAP benefits lapsed Nov. 1 and staff recommended reallocating funds "to support the Salvation Army's Emergency Food Access Program." Davis said staff selected the Salvation Army because it…
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