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Riverside is providing $100,000 to residents who need help buying food because of the federal government shutdown.
The funds, approved unanimously by the city council Nov. 4, will be distributed by the city and the Salvation Army Emergency Food Access Program to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a statement on city’s website.
“From low-income residents to members of our military, there are suddenly thousands of Riverside residents who now are in danger of going hungry,” Mayor Pro Tem Chuck Conder said in the statement. “This program is designed to supplement their nutritional needs until a broader solution can be worked out at the federal level.”
The rental assistance program has a balance of more than $525,000.
SNAP helps feed 46,649 Riverside residents: 16,100 who are 17 or under, 21,627 between 18-59 and 8,922 who are 60 or older.
About 500-700 households are expected to receive assistance, according to the statement.
