Today on A Public Affair — hunger and food assistance. While the government is shut down, SNAP recipients will not receive any food assistance starting Nov. 1. This will affect thousands of Coloradans who rely on these programs. In Boulder county, an estimated 19,000 residents will be affected.
At the same time, voters in the state will have a chance to address food insecurity directly next week, with two statewide ballot measures asking Coloradans to fund SNAP programs and the Healthy School Meals for All program. That’s a voter approved program that provides free breakfast and lunches for K-12 students across the state, regardless of income. It’s been hugely successful, and some say it’s taken the pressure off families who rely on other forms of food assistance.
To talk more broadly about food assistance programs in the state, what’s at stake in the election and what’s on the horizon on Nov. 1, we were joined in studio by representatives hailing from three local food banks: Harrison Weinberg from Emergency Food Assistance Association, Kristen Bohanon from Sister Carmen Food Pantry, and Chad Molter from Harvest of Hope.
Reach, Support, and Volunteer:
Harvest of Hope Pantry Website
Emergency Food Assistance Association Website
Sister Carmen Community Center
Artists in Action Food Drive in Lafayette
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