WHEELING — Grow Ohio Valley and its downtown grocery and food hub, The Public Market, will be providing food boxes in November to those experiencing the temporary loss of food assistance benefits.

The emergency November Food Box Program will begin next week, said Jodi Adams, executive director of Grow OV.

The program is intended to help those not receiving their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the government shutdown.

There will be 50 family food boxes made available to households most affected by the SNAP interruption, with each box designed to support a family of four for approximately one week, Adams said.

In total, 150 boxes are set to be distributed – 50 each week over a three-week period.

The first of the boxes will be available Nov. 6-7 at Publi

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