The South Orange-Maplewood School District is conducting food pickups for families this Friday, November 7, to accommodate families experiencing difficulty with food access and/or affected by the disruption in SNAP or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
CNN is reporting that the delayed federal food assistance will only be partially funded by SNAP’s contingency fund, after two federal judges said the agency was required to do so during the government shutdown. In addition, “The courts also gave the USDA the option of shifting other money to SNAP to enable it to pay full benefits in November, but the agency declined, citing risks to other nutrition programs.”
Supt. of Schools Jason Bing reported last week that approximately 265 to 300 SOMSD families were affected.
The school district is also providing a resource guide. See below. Community members donated to a food drive on November 5 and can continue to help by donating funds for gift cards at www.rentpartylive.com.
Food pickup information for November 7 is as follows:
No registration needed. Just stop by.
We want to make sure every family has what they need
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