ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis is providing a way for residents to financially contribute to programs that are filling in the gaps at the dinner table due to cuts to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
According to Mayor Cara Spencer, one in five St. Louisans “relies on SNAP benefits to make ends meet” by covering the cost of food. As of September, that’s approximately 55,000 residents in a little more than 31,000 households.
“These residents have been left in limbo by funding cuts and uncertainty at the federal level, and for those still recovering from the effects of the May 16 Tornado, this adds yet another challenge for many of our residents to contend with as they try to rebuild,” Spencer said…