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Scores of New Haven residents urge aldermen to restore $500,000 for coordinated food assistance
Summary
More than two dozen residents and organization representatives implored the Finance Committee to restore a recurring $500,000 allocation for coordinated food assistance, citing rising food insecurity, increased pantry demand, and gaps in federal support.
Dozens of residents and nonprofit representatives told the Finance Committee on April 29 that restoring $500,000 in annual city funding for coordinated food assistance is essential to keep pantries stocked, support school-break grocery programs and meet an increasing demand driven by rising prices and changes to federal benefits.
Alicia Santilli, co-chair of the Coordinated Food Assistance Network (CFAN), described last year's allocation — about $482,439 in combined general-fund and CDBG dollars — and said the funding supported school-break…
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