In response to everything that is going on with the federal government shutdown and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Cuyahoga Falls recently passed emergency legislation to provide more than $50,000 of immediate support to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.
“Based on statistics, we anticipate about 4,000 Cuyahoga Falls residents rely on SNAP, so we know that those resources are going to come right back into this community,” said Council President Russ Balthis. “To be in a position as a community where we were able to come together and take real action to try to help and make a difference; it was really heartwarming.”
During Monday’s city council meeting, Balthis said local leaders unanimously passed emergency legislation to help those who will need to go to the foodbank due to shortcomings with SNAP benefits…