Mayor Randall Woodfin will ask the Birmingham City Council to commit $1 million from the city to provide support for households at risk of losing November SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown.

The funding would be part of a three-part response plan to lessen the impact of this potential crisis on elders, children, and families.

“Birmingham will not sit around and let our children and families go hungry,” Woodfin said. “We are taking immediate action because we have a moral obligation to take care of the general welfare of our residents. Our focus is on getting help directly to the people who need it most – whatever it takes to keep folks fed and families whole.”

Woodfin noted earlier this week that Birmingham will be hit hard b y the suspension of SNAP benefits.

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