South Carolina Nonprofit Activating Emergency Response Fund Ahead of SNAP Benefits Lapse

South Carolina starts One SC Fund to aid food banks post-SNAP cut

SOUTH CAROLINA (WJBF) - The state of South Carolina and the Central Carolina Community Foundation is expected to announce the activation of the One SC Fund. The press conference will take place on Oct. 28th at 10:30 a.m. at the South Carolina Emergency Operations Center in West Columbia. Gov. Henry McMaster, community and state agency leaders will activate this assistance in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to halt feder…

Emergency One SC Fund activated ahead of SNAP benefit loss

Here in the Midlands, food pantries are already preparing for increased demand.

South Carolina nonprofit activating emergency response fund ahead of SNAP benefits lapse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- A South Carolina nonprofit is activating its emergency food response fund to help community food banks and pantries prepare for a potential surge in families needing assistance amid the ongoing government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warned this month that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is set to run out on November 1, leaving millions without benefits. The South Carolina…

SC Gov. to announce donation drive for food banks, statewide feeding partners

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will speak Tuesday on a plan to help drive donations to regional food banks and others as the federal government shutdown halts SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands. During a news conference, McMaster and community and state leaders will announce that the Central Carolina Community Foundation has activated the One SC Fund. The fund will allow for a "coordinated charitable giving c…

SC Governor Henry McMaster to discuss the One SC Fund

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) — South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster announced that he will hold a press conference Tuesday to announce that the Central Carolina Community Foundation has activated the One SC Fund. The activation is in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that federal funding for SNAP benefits will be halted on Nov. 1. The program will allow for a giving campaign dedicated to providing assistance to regional fo…

SCETV to Livestream Press Conference on Activation of One SC Fund Following Loss of SNAP Benefits

South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will livestream a press conference with Gov. Henry McMaster and community and state agency leaders announcing the activation of the One SC Fund by the Central Carolina Community Foundation