Armstrong Directs Funds to Support Food and Family Programs

Great Plains Food Bank prepares 8 trucks of food for North Dakota families

FARGO — The Great Plains Food Bank now has enough food to last through November after receiving $915,000 from Gov. Kelly Armstrong last week. The bank’s communications and marketing manager said the money was put to work immediately. The funding allowed the purchase of roughly 450,000 pounds of food, which will serve about 24,000 households. The food bank is now loading eight semitrailers to be delivered directly to partner agencies across the …

Armstrong Directs Funds to Support Food and Family Programs

(ND Ag Connection) – By Scout Nelson North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has directed more than $1.5 million in state funds to strengthen food assistance programs during the ongoing federal government shutdown. The move aims to help thousands of families facing uncertainty as federal food benefits, including SNAP and WIC, face temporary suspension. Armstrong announced that $915,000 will be distributed to the Great Plains Food Bank, which suppl…