INDIANAPOLIS More than 120,000 Marion County residents are losing their SNAP benefits this month, a loss that has families across Indianapolis scrambling to find help and city leaders racing to respond.

Its very scary right now, very scary, said Trella Barbour, one of hundreds who showed up Saturday at Bethel Cathedral AME on Zionsville Road for the citys first emergency food outreach event. Its very emotional right now for me and my kids."

Mayor Joe Hogsett, joined by Cummins, IU Health and United Way of Central Indiana, announced more than $200,000 in emergency funding to Gleaners Food Bank to boost neighborhood pantries and expand food distribution through the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS).

More than 120,000 Marion County residents will lose their SNAP benefits on Novembe

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