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County reports food‑security investments, ARPA projects and new grants as need grows
Summary
Cooperative Extension staff briefed commissioners on ARPA‑funded emergency food deliveries, double‑bucks farmers‑market subsidies, and a new round of county food‑security grants; presenters noted Durham’s most recent county food‑insecurity estimate at 13.8% and emphasized the need to sustain nonprofit partnerships as ARPA funding winds down.
Durham County’s food‑security coordinator and Cooperative Extension staff updated the board on May 4 about recent ARPA‑funded food programs, farmers‑market subsidy work and new county grants to nonprofits.
Staff recapped ARPA projects that delivered over 1.5 million pounds of food to local pantries, supported a community accountable grocery market in northeast‑central Durham (which closed the county contract early when…
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