Call to Action
Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans are now experiencing a food security crisis in the wake of reduced federal benefits. While some of these benefits have been partially restored by court order, they will take weeks to reach recipients and still won’t be nearly enough to prevent families from going hungry. “As the state’s largest funder expressly focused on food access…
About 6.6% of Garfield County residents — 4,054 people — are set to lose this additional funding. Around 50% are children, 10% are adults over 65 years old and 10% have disabilities, said Namrata Shrestha, health access consultant for West Mountain Regional Health Alliance, during a Wednesday press interview addressing the SNAP funding freeze Garfield County will be left without…
As the federal government shutdown continues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be unavailable beginning this Saturday. It remains unclear when the program will resume operations. If the shutdown extends into the third week of November, December benefits may also be delayed. This disruption will significantly affect approximately 6,000 residents across Pitkin, Eagle, and Garfield counties who rely on…
