Over 200,000 households will find it harder to pay for groceries starting March 1 when COVID-19 emergency snap benefits expire, according to Cuyahoga County Jobs and Family Services.
"It's ridiculous,” said Shelia Davis, SNAP recipient. “I know people just getting $20 for food stamps a month and I don't know how they're going to maintain."
“All that stuff is ringing out now and we are seeing already that it's gone up,” said Jennings. “Once it does run out, more people are going to show up.“It's been great, you know and when it ends, I don't know what I can buy with that,” said Davis. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank said it's trying to help, but its local partners aren't prepared for the spike in customers. Inflated food costs and a decrease in donations aren't helping either.
“We are mindful that post March 1st, we are more considered with the end of March, mid-March, but also when we think of local grocers and other places that accept EBT,” said Scruggs. What will that do in terms of their business model and the decrease revenue?”“We just try to make sure we have enough food ordered and enough people here to help,” said Jennings.
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