The Riverside City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 approving $100,000 to assist Riverside residents experiencing a lapse in food aid because of the federal government shutdown.
The city’s agreement with the Salvation Army aims to ensure food aid recipients are eligible for the program and live in Riverside.
The shutdown has resulted in the U.S. Department of Agriculture first completely halting food assistance payments to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Then after courts intervened, the USDA announced partial payments that Riverside officials expect to be made this month. City officials said the $100,000 reallocation is designed to stabilize households facing temporary income disruptions and make sure that essential food resources stay available…