Alexandria residents receiving food assistance will see their benefits shift to a new state-funded program next week as federal SNAP funding lapses amid a government shutdown.
The Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program will begin Monday, providing weekly payments to the nearly 6,000 households and approximately 12,000 individuals in Alexandria who currently receive SNAP benefits, city officials said Tuesday night.
“This is a very significant development,” Kate Garvey, director of the city’s Department of Community and Human Services, told the City Council during its legislative meeting on Tuesday night…