PDF Second Harvest Community Food Bank is helping eligible individuals apply to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The food bank has enlisted to two full-time Food Security Coordinators. Click to hear CEO David Davenport:
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Press Release from Second Harvest Community Food Bank
St. Joseph, Mo. – Second Harvest Community Food Bank is helping eligible individuals enroll into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through our new program, Close the Gap. Through this program we have hired two full-time Food Security Coordinators. Their role will be to help navigate individuals through the application process. One coordinator will handle applications from Andrew and Buchanan counties while the other will handle all of our remaining out-counties including Atchison, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Worth.
Our target is to complete 500 applications through this program generating nearly 517,000 meals, having an estimated total economic impact of $2.3 million. To date we have completed 65 applications with an average benefit of $261.00. The local economic impact generated in our region is $289,000 with 67,000 meals being attributed to Close the Gap.
For Caldwell, Clinton and Livingston Counties, the Food Security Coordinator is Deb Ramey. For those who have questions or need assistance please contact Ramey using the information below.
Contact Information
Phone: 816.344.2808
Email: dramey@ourcommunityfoodbank.org
To find out more about this program visit www.ourcommunityfoodbank.org/index.cfm/m/52/Programs/
