Boardingham, mayor of Forest Hill, said she hopes the event and the campaign inspire other local government leaders to collaborate on initiatives meant to serve their constituents.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping that we can lead by example and get other communities (to) join together,\u201d Boardingham said.<\/p>\n
The event was planned prior to the temporary defunding of the SNAP program, also known as food stamps. The program ran out of funds on Nov. 1 as a result of the government shutdown, leaving about 100,000 families and individuals<\/a> in Tarrant County without vital government assistance.<\/p>\n On Nov. 3, the federal government announced SNAP would be partially funded after several judges ordered the refunding of the program.<\/p>\n Boardingham said the Tarrant County Mayors\u2019 Council gave the THRIVE Market $2,500 to stock the store. Fort Worth Mayor Parker previously gave $15,000 to the store in May through her role as chair of the national Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger.<\/p>\n After the alliance awarded the grant to the high school, Parker said<\/a> access to nutritious food is \u201cabsolutely foundational for the success of our young people.\u201d<\/p>\n Parker was not able to respond to a request for comment prior to publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n O.D. Wyatt is one of two schools in Fort Worth ISD with THRIVE markets \u2014 which stands for Together Harnessing Resources to Give Individuals Voice and Empowerment \u2014 and one of six in North Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n The student-run grocery store program is supported by the Texas Health Resources Foundation and other community organizations. Southwest High School\u2019s THRIVE Market opened in late October.\u00a0<\/p>\n Boardingham hopes collaborations such as these can be replicated in the near future.<\/p>\n \u201cTo see leadership partner with one another can create greater opportunity for the people that we serve, especially the students that we serve,\u201d Boardingham said.<\/p>\n In a brief<\/a> submitted Monday to a United States district court, officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture noted that the federal government will fund \u201c50% of eligible households\u2019 current allotments.\u201d The brief states the money may take weeks or even months to be sent out.<\/p>\n The brief also notes that, for now, no new applicants will be considered for SNAP enrollment and that potential disaster assistance will not be available.<\/p>\n Although local schools have no power over SNAP, Fort Worth ISD continues to implement new resources to better support families, Becerra said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe district remains committed to connecting families with available community and campus-based support to help meet their basic needs during this time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Ismael M. Belkoura is the health reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at ismael.belkoura@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n
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