The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to donate $10,000 from the city’s own funds to aid local families in accessing food in the face of the ongoing federal government shutdown and its potential impact on SNAP benefits. Mayor Ron Washington brought the idea before the commissioners Tuesday night and called upon other mayors in the […]
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Don’t have enough to eat? Here’s where you can go for help in NKY
The Trump Administration reported on Monday that it would partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, after two federal judges ruled that the program must be paid for, despite the ongoing shutdown of the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees SNAP, had planned to freeze payments starting Nov. […]