WV's 211 Helpline Sees 1,680% Increase in Calls — Mostly for Food — During SNAP Delay

WV's 211 helpline sees 1,680% increase in calls — mostly for food — during SNAP delay

Over the last two weeks, employees with the state’s 24/7 call center spent days, evenings and weekends answering phone call after call from West Virginians in need of groceries while food stamps were delayed.

West Virginia 211 helpline sees 1,680% increase in calls — mostly for food — during SNAP delay

CHARLESTON — Over the last two weeks, employees with the state’s 24/7 call center spent days, evenings and weekends answering phone call after call from West Virginians in need of groceries while food stamps were delayed.

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