Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma CEO Shares Impact of Government Shutdown

Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma CEO shares impact of government shutdown

Jeff Marlow, CEO of the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma said the shutdown and the suspension of SNAP benefits has affected the food bank.

Officials vote to provide $1M per week to Oklahoma food banks until SNAP is funded

Oklahoma will send $1M weekly to food banks during the federal shutdown to support SNAP recipients amid funding delays.

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Officials vote to provide $1 million per week to Oklahoma food banks until SNAP is funded - Sequoyah County Times

OKLAHOMA CITY — State officials voted Monday to send Oklahoma food banks $1 million a week if federal food assistance programs continue to lack funding during the government shutdown. The Contingency Review Board, whose voting members include Gov. Kevin Stitt, Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, and House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, unanimously approved the plan. The funding is approved for up to seven weeks, drawing from a st…