Meals being served at sites around Baltimore, changes to protect SNAP benefits

RUN ON GROCERY STORES━ ANDHOARDING WHATEVER THEY CANSINCE THE CORONAVIRUS HITMARYLAND.

BUT NOT EVERYONE HASTHE MONEY OR ACCESS TO ASUPERMARKET TO STOCK UP ONFOOD.

BALTIMORE CITY'S FOODPOLICY DIRECTOR IS WORKING TOMAKE SURE FAMILIES━ OLDERADULTS━ AND OTHERS IN NEEDDON'T GO HUNGRY DURING THEPANDEMIC.

SINCE THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK HITBALTIMORE━ OFFICIALS SAYTHEY'VE SERVED MORE THAN ━THOUSAND MEALS AT NEARLY 100SITES AROUND THE CITY.MEANWHILE━ THE PASSING OFTHE━ FAMILIES FIRST━CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT MAYBRING SOME RELIEF TO THOSE INTHE SNAP━ FOOD STAMPPROGRAM.

Through this reliefact, the state will have theability to grant participants,SNAP participants, withadditional funds on theircards, their EBT cards,especially for families andchildren who are out of school15 THOUSAND BALTIMOREANS WWERE FACING CHANGES TO THEIRBENEFITS WILL NO LONGER HAVETO WORRY ABOUT THE THREE MONTHLIMIT DURING THE COVI━19OUTBRE