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The City of Newburgh has created a $100,000 emergency fund to help residents if federal SNAP benefits are suspended.

Nearly 700 eligible households will receive $150 gift cards for local grocery stores.

City officials describe the program as a one-time, stopgap measure for those at the highest risk of food insecurity.

The City of Newburgh announced Oct. 29 it has created a $100,000 emergency aid fund to assist residents who would be affected by the suspension of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The SNAP funding is scheduled to lapse on Nov. 1 due to the ongoing shutdown of the federal government.

Thousands of families in the city would be destabilized if that happens, and dozens of neighborhood grocers who accept Electronic Benefit Tra

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