Memo from Administrator Andrews on temporary response to federal SNAP benefit gap<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cWe really don\u2019t have the ability to completely replace these programs that (are funded) by the federal government, but we can, in small ways, collaborate with our nonprofits… to find a way to replenish the food pantries of our counties and our nonprofits so at least there is somewhere people can go get food,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n
Commissioners also supported Andrews\u2019 recommendation that the county\u2019s utility department suspend disconnections for nonpayment through the end of November.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m worried about taking care of the people we were elected to represent,\u201d Commissioner Sarah Arnold said. \u201cI\u2019ve had so many different people reach out to me from the nonprofit sector, from the faith-based, all the churches, all the youth groups, the school district, the guidance counselors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arnold met News4JAX at HUGS on Wednesday after helping to get the extra funding approved.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere we are, Nov. 1, and SNAP has run out. That trickles into free and reduced lunch, and that goes into the Head Start program. It is a domino effect, and I don\u2019t think people realize it,\u201d Arnold said.<\/p>\n
Ross said on top of distributing food on Friday, HUGS will be passing out a list of local food pantries compiled by United Way.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to make sure that the schools we serve on Friday, and all those pantries, receive multiple copies of it so they can share it with their families,\u201d Ross said.<\/p>\n
She said anyone with a child in need in St. Johns County can contact their school guidance counselor to receive help from HUGS St. Johns.<\/p>\n
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