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City reports emergency food drive after 2,788 Hackensack households lost SNAP benefits
Summary
City Manager Mr. Freeman said an emergency food drive launched after 2,788 Hackensack families temporarily lost SNAP benefits; community donations and a private gift enabled more than 1,000 box lunches to be distributed on Nov. 6 while the city continued to accept donations at multiple collection sites.
City Manager Mr. Freeman briefed the council on the city’s emergency response after a temporary interruption in SNAP benefits for local families.
Freeman said 2,788 Hackensack households were affected by the federal interruption and the city, council and nonprofit partners launched an emergency food drive beginning Oct. 30. Community donations, municipal…
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