{"id":27756,"date":"2025-11-07T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/27756\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:16:06","slug":"erie-county-will-release-1-million-to-aid-food-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/27756\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County will release $1 million to aid food banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Erie County legislators on Thursday voted to release $1 million in county money to distribute to area food banks in light of the federal government shutdown that has resulted in the suspension of food stamp benefits to low-income families, including 78,000 households in Erie County.<\/p>\n<p>kAm%92E &gt;@?6J \ud83d\ude00 A2CE @7 2 3C@256C &gt;@3:=:K2E:@? 677@CE E@ :?4C62D6 7@@5 2G2:=23:=:EJ 2?5 &lt;66A 72&gt;:=:6D 7C@&gt; 8@:?8 9F?8CJ]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmqFE 56DA:E6 D@&gt;6 =68:D=2E@CD D2J:?8 E92E 2446DD E@ 7@@5 D9@F=5 ?@E 36 2 A@=:E:42= :DDF6[ A@=:E:4D H2D G6CJ &gt;F49 @? 5:DA=2J 2E %9FCD52J\u2019D {68:D=2EFC6 &gt;66E:?8]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmr@F?EJ tI64FE:G6 |2C&lt; !@=@?42CK 925 AC6G:@FD=J 2??@F?465 9:D :?E6?E E@ 2D&lt; E96 {68:D=2EFC6 E@ C6=62D6 S` &gt;:==:@? \ud83d\ude15 4@F?EJ &gt;@?6J E@ DFAA@CE 7@@5 32?&lt; 677@CED 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>\n                                People are also reading\u2026\n                            <\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"EC exec Mark Poloncarz (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy)\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz<\/p>\n<p>            Joed Viera, News file photo<\/p>\n<p>kAm%92E &gt;@?6J H@F=5 4@&gt;6 7C@&gt; 2 Sa]d &gt;:==:@? 7F?5 E92E 925 366? 4C62E65 \ud83d\ude15 |2J[ 7C@&gt; DFCA=FD &gt;@?6J =67E @G6C 7C@&gt; E96 a_ac 3F586E J62C[ E@ &gt;:E:82E6 E96 :&gt;A24E @7 2?J =@DE 8C2?E &gt;@?6J @C C6:&gt;3FCD6&gt;6?E 56=2JD E92E A=28F65 =@42= 8@G6C?&gt;6?ED 62C=:6C E9:D J62C[ 27E6C E96 %CF&gt;A 25&gt;:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 s6A2CE&gt;6?E @7 v@G6C?&gt;6?E t77:4:6?4J 3682? 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