Portage County families brace for the end of SNAP’s emergency food supplement

Managing supervisor Pat Blair (left) helps volunteers Jerry Taylor (center) and Joel Barrett load boxes of food for Kathy Englehart at the Brimfield Community Cupboard in 2021. Michael Indriolo/The Portager

Portage County families brace for the end of SNAP’s emergency food supplement

- Wendy DiAlesandro

See the bottom of this article for a list of food support providers.

Families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments will soon see those benefits disappear.

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