Governor Carney, Lt. Governor Hall-Long Announce Partnership with Food Bank of Delaware to Aid in SNAP Transition

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Governor Carney and Lt. Governor Hall-Long on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Food Bank of Delaware to fill community food pantries statewide and hold food drives in each county for three months to help ease the transition from the ending of the federal Emergency benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. The Food Bank will help bridge the gap as SNAP families transition away from pandemic-related benefit increases.

In partnership with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, the Food Bank of Delaware will be awarded $3.24 million of American Rescue Plan funding to provide these services.

"This funding will help stock shelves at local food pantries statewide, and it'll support large drive-thru mobile pantries in each county to help Delaware families transition after the recent federal change to food benefits," said Governor Carney. "Unwinding COVID-19 programs is a good sign, and this should help ease the transition. We're grateful to the Food Bank of Delaware for their partnership to help bridge the gap over the next few months."

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