Charleston's City Council unanimously voted to allocate $70,000 for food distribution Monday night.

The Kanawha Valley Collective will receive $60,000 to distribute food in November and December. Parks and Recreation facilities will use the other $10,000 to give out food primarily to local children. Kanawha Valley

A city without food stamps: Charleston City Council to vote Monday on $70k for food

By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com

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The KVC works with nonprofits in Kanawha, Clay, Boone and Putnam counties to prevent and end homelessness. The KVC money is slated to go toward the purchase of unprepared food in the next two months.

Two federal judges have ruled that the government will have to continue funding SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shut

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