Yasmeen Jones, 37, said she’s learned how to plan meals for her two boys. Thomas, 10, and Austin, 9, were diagnosed with Level 3 autism spectrum disorder. Jones said it’s important to give them new foods to try, but also cook things she knows they enjoy.
“Sometimes I have to make two separate meals, which I don’t mind, because I like cooking,” Jones said.
But this week, after learning that benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could be paused in November, Jones was calling different food pantries near her home in New Holland and reaching out to mutual aid groups she’s joined online…