The Town of East Hampton on Thursday awarded $30,000 in total to three food pantries, where officials are gearing up for an influx of demand after the expected end of the federal government's food assistance program.

The East Hampton Town Board authorized an “emergency appropriation” of $30,000 during a special meeting on Thursday, granting $10,000 apiece to three local food pantries: the East Hampton Food Pantry, the Springs Food Pantry and the Montauk Food Pantry. The town used money left over in the 2025 budget from a federal nutrition grant program.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, will lose federal funding Saturday as the U.S. government shutdown continues. More than 42 million low-income individuals nationwide depend on SNAP , includ

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