When Bethel community members heard that food stamp benefits would be cut starting Nov. 1, they built a plan overnight.
Staff and administrators with the Bethel School District, leaders from the Bethel Education Foundation and the directors of the Clear Lake Community Center and Bethel Health Center met on Oct. 30 to figure out how to keep food on the table for families.
Plans were already forming for a staff food drive to support families affected by the loss of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding when foundation executive director Kristin King suggested expanding it to the broader community…