ReportWire

Local food pantries see surge in donations, new clients over SNAP snafu

Written by

ReportWire

in

Beverly Bootstraps and The Salem Pantry have seen a surge in donations and people seeking help over the weekend in anticipation of SNAP payments ending Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown.

Some of the pressure on local food pantries could ease after Monday, when the Trump administration announced it would pay out about half of regular SNAP benefits this month after two federal judges ruled the administration’s prior decision to stop all SNAP payments was unlawful.


This page requires Javascript.

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kAm$E:==[ E96 25>:?:DEC2E:@? D2:5 E@ 6IA64E =@?8 56=2JD 😕 86EE:?8 E9:D >@?6J E@ E96 c_ >:==:@? p>6C:42?D H9@ C6=J @? $}p![ :?4=F5:?8 C@F89=J aa[___ C6D:56?ED 😕 $2=6>[ q6G6C=J[ !623@5J 2?5 s2?G6CD[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 52E2 7C@> %96 $2=6> !2?ECJ] k^Am

kAmx? E96 A2DE EH@ H66@C6 E92? `d_ ?6H 5@?@CD[ ac[eab A@F?5D @7 7@@5 5@?2E65 2?5 7:?2?4:2= 5@?2E:@?D C2?8:?8 7C@> Sd E@ Sd_[___ 7C@> 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD ECJ:?8 E@ 96=A DE@4< FA q6G6C=JVD 7@@5 A2?ECJ 😕 2?E:4:A2E:@? @7 :?4C62D65 FD6 3J $}p! 36?67:4:2C:6D[ q6G6C=J q@@EDEC2AD tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C p==:D@? r277C6J D2:5 |@?52J 27E6C?@@?]k^Am

kAm“(6’G6 D66? 2? :?4C65:3=6 C6DA@?D6 7C@> E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” r277C6J D2:5] “~4E@36C 😀 86?6C2==J 2 BF:6E6C >@?E9 7@C 3@E9 7:?2?4:2= 2?5 7@@5 5@?2E:@?D[ :E’D <:?5 @7 EF4<65 36EH66? 324< E@ D49@@= 7@@5 5C:G6D 😕 $6AE6>36C 2?5 9@=:52J 7@@5 5C:G6D 2?5 J62C 6?5 4@?EC:3FE:@?D 😕 }@G6>36C^s646>36C]”k^Am

kAm%96 $2=6> !2?ECJ 92D C646:G65 2 C64@C5 ?F>36C @7 :?BF:C:6D 7@C 96=A 7C@> 3@E9 6I:DE:?8 2?5 AC@DA64E:G6 A2?ECJ 8F6DED D:?46 $2EFC52J[ tI64FE:G6 s:C64E@C #@3J? qFC?D D2:5 |@?52J]k^Am

kAm“(6’G6 8@EE6? 42==D[ 6>2:=D[ H63 :?BF:C:6D 2?5 :?A6CD@? 2D6C A2?ECJ 8F6DED 2C6 H@CC:65 23@FE ?665:?8 A2?ECJ D6CG:46D ?@H[” qFC?D D2:5]k^Am

kAm%96 !2?ECJ 2=D@ C64@C565 g_ C68:DEC2E:@?D @7 7:CDEE:>6 A2?ECJ 8F6DED D:?46 $2EFC52J[ 2?5 `c_ ?6H G@=F?E66C :?BF:C:6D 😕 E96 =2DE EH@ 52JD]k^Am

kAm“(6 2C6 H@C<:?8 92C5 E@ 7@==@H FA 2?5 H6=4@>6 E96D6 ?6H G@=F?E66CD 2?5 96=A E96> 7:?5 G@=F?E66C @AA@CEF?:E:6D E92E H@C< 7@C E96:C 2G2:=23:=:EJ[” qFC?D D2:5]k^Am

kAm“(6 92G6 C646:G65 >2?J 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD C6249:?8 @FE 2?5 92G6 C646:G65 9F?5C65D @7 4@>>F?:EJ >6>36CD H9@ 92G6 5@?2E65 >@?6J[ 7@@5 @C D4965F=65 7@@5 5C:G6D @C 7F?5C2:D6CD @? @FC 3692=7 — 2== E@ DFAA@CE E96:C ?6:893@CD H9@ >:89E 36 DECF88=:?8[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@? @? 9@H E@ C646:G6 96=A @C 5@?2E6 E@ E96D6 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2?5 r:E:K6?D x?? w2G6? 7C@> wF?86C 😕 !623@5J[ D66ik^Am

kAm%96 $2=6> !2?ECJi G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E96D2=6>A2?ECJ]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?A2?ECJ]@C8^k^2m @C 42== hfgddabhdc]k^Am

By Caroline Enos | Staff Writer

Source link

More posts