Families who normally receive SNAP benefits can receive gift cards from local organizations starting Monday.
At its Oct. 28 meeting, the Henderson County Fiscal Court approved $21,000 in grant funding to be split among three different organizations to help those affected by the pause in funding from SNAP, or food stamps, because of the current federal government shutdown.
The Henderson County Homeless Coalition, Henderson Christian Community Outreach and the Salvation Army each were granted $7,000 for assistance. That funding has been disseminated and is ready to use, according to Melissa Collier, the homeless case manager with the Daniel Pitino Shelter and the homeless coalition…