Third District support this week included events at Valley Community Healthcare in North Hollywood and Open Arms Food Pantry in the Fairfax area
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath has directed more than $200,000 this month toward food assistance programs in her district as community groups report unusually high demand following a federal delay in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Horvath said the $201,500 in Third District funding is intended to help residents who spent weeks rationing groceries or skipping meals before SNAP benefits were authorized last week. “No one in Los Angeles County should have to navigate hunger because federal help came too late,” Horvath said in a statement. “This significant investment in food security is one step — and we will continue strengthening this support so every person has the dignity of reliable care.”…