With more than 130,000 Idahoans receiving SNAP benefits, food banks are bracing for a surge in need as those benefits are set to pause Saturday.
The Meridian Food Bank is among those preparing to serve more families in the coming days.
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“We are providing help to people that need [that] help,” said Chris Henry, a volunteer at Meridian Food Bank…
 
            