Local Leaders Call on South Bend to Use $4.8 Million in City Reserves to Feed Residents During Federal Shutdown

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SOUTH BEND,Ind. -- Community leaders in South Bend are calling on elected officials to take emergency action to help feed thousands of residents affected by the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Black Lives Matter South Bend, former Councilman Henry Davis Jr. ,and current At-Large Councilman Dr. Oliver Davis are urging the South Bend Common Council to hold an emergency hearing to consider allocating up to $4.8 million of public reserves to assist roughly 20,000 residents who rely on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Those benefits are expected to stop Saturday, Nov. 1, due to the shutdown.

The $4.8 million figure is based on a calculation of $60