KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — East Tennessee organizations that help feed hungry families will soon get a major boost.

Knoxville City Council members unanimously approved Mayor Indya Kincannon’s request to provide $100,000 in emergency funding to help people who recently lost their SNAP benefits.

The United Way of Greater Knoxville will match that amount with money from private donors, bringing the total to $200,000 that will be distributed to local organizations working to fight food insecurity.

United Way funds more than 100 organizations and partners with about 400 others, including Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, Nourish Knoxville, and The Salvation Army.

United Way CEO Chrystal Armstrong Brown said the need for food assistance has grown dramatically since people stopped receiving

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