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Wayne County OKs $1 million agreement with Forgotten Harvest to expand food boxes after SNAP pause
Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee approved a $1,000,000 comparable-source agreement with Forgotten Harvest to expand weekly food-box distributions to up to 45,000 Wayne County households, funded from county general/post-ARPA dollars; commissioners asked about sustainability and lines at pantries.
Wayne County commissioners approved a $1,000,000 comparable-source agreement with Forgotten Harvest to expand weekly food-box distributions to approximately 45,000 households after a temporary 2025 pause in SNAP benefits highlighted local vulnerabilities.
Kanielle Johnson, director of Health Human Investment Services, told the committee the…
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