Fulton County human services outlines SNAP contingency plan amid federal shutdown

Nov 4, 2025

Executive Development Director Julie Dovey told commissioners she is coordinating with the regional Food Bank to ensure resources are available to county residents if SNAP benefits are interrupted during the federal government shutdown; no formal policy vote was taken.

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Julie Dovey, the county's Executive Development Director for Human Services, briefed the Board of Commissioners on Nov. 4 about contingency planning for a federal government shutdown that could interrupt SNAP benefits. Dovey said she has been working with the Food Bank and that resources will be made available to county residents if benefits are disrupted.

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