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Melissa Cherney on responding to the SNAP crisis
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More than 140,000 Rhode Islanders rely on supplemental nutrition assistance, known as SNAP, from the federal government to buy their food. But, because of the government shutdown, they won't be getting those SNAP benefits in November.
We can't let our neighbors go hungry. So, the Rhode Island Foundation is awarding one million dollars in emergency grants to address this crisis through our Community Partner Resilience Fund.
And we're calling on everyone to help us match that amount to help fill in the gaps.
Melissa Cherney, the CEO of the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, joins host David Cicilline to talk about this crisis.
Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
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