US EditionBeshear Sends State National Guard to Staff Food Banks Seeing ‘Surge’ Amid SNAP Delays
- Gov. Andy Beshear is deploying the National Guard to assist food banks as about 600,000 Kentuckians face delays in SNAP benefits from the federal government.
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture states it will start processing SNAP payments, which will be only half of what recipients usually receive.
- Beshear announced he would allocate $5 million from the state's budget reserves for Feeding Kentucky to help food banks amid the SNAP delays.
- Beshear commented, 'People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made,' during a Team Kentucky briefing.
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Richmond Register
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing ‘surge’ amid SNAP delays
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown.
Beshear deploying Kentucky National Guard to food banks
Workers sort food donations at the warehouse of Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland in Elizabethtown.(Lisa Autry)Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks as about 600,000 Kentuckians experience delays in SNAP benefits from the federal government. "What this means is that every dollar we're providing to food banks can go toward purchasing food and we can provide the extra staffing that's needed as they see a surge in f…
Governor Patrick Morrisey announces $11.1 Million released to West Virginia food banks
Charleston, WV (WOAY)- Governor Patrick Morrisey announces additional funds to food banks to prepare for increased demand due to the federal government shutdown. The Governor reports the release of another $2.5 million, bringing the total to $11.1 million. Morrisey has authorized up to $14.1 million to be released as West Virginians go without their SNAP benefits. Should the government shutdown continue, he has said he will not hesitate to…
Beshear sends state National Guard to staff food banks seeing 'surge' amid SNAP delays - NKyTribune
By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is sending the National Guard to staff food banks while more than 600,000 in the state await federal food assistance during the ongoing government shutdown. This comes days after Beshear sent $5 million from the state’s “rainy day fund” to Feeding Kentucky, a network of food banks, and...
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