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House Human Services signals preliminary support for food bank, SNAP outreach amid federal match cuts
Summary
The House Human Services committee gave preliminary backing to recommendations to fund the Vermont Food Bank, Meals on Wheels and expanded SNAP outreach after testimony that federal changes will shift administrative match from 50% to 25%, creating gaps for nonprofits and the state.
Unidentified Speaker 1 convened the House Human Services committee and framed the day's work as finalizing budget recommendations to Appropriations for Human Services programs, with a particular focus on food and shelter programs amid federal changes that will affect SNAP administration.
The committee gave an initial show-of-hands indication to support a $2,000,000 allocation to the Vermont Food Bank to help local food shelves and pantries restock shelf-stable and nutritious foods. Unidentified Speaker 1 said the total food package request was $5,000,000 across multiple committees and that…
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