Cumberland County Wants $98.5 Million from State Legislature
The money would pay for a wish list of projects, including water and sewer construction, school maintenance and construction, design work for an aquatics center, and funds for first responders.
How SNAP delays could impact NC college students
Colleges are preparing for increased demand at campus food banks if the shutdown affects November payments.
Changes to SNAP could hit Cumberland County’s budget hard
Brenda Jackson, director of Cumberland County’s Department of Social Services, expects the county to foot much of the millions of dollars needed to supplement federal cuts to SNAP, the federal program that helps lower-income people afford groceries.
‘These are deep cuts:’ Cumberland County DSS reacts to proposed changes to Medicaid, SNAP
The House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last week, and the Medicaid and SNAP work requirements and federal funding cuts it proposes have Cumberland County Department of Social Services officials worried.
Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP would affect many Cumberland County residents
A U.S. House Republican budget plan would cut major federal funding to Medicaid and SNAP, programs thousands of Cumberland County residents rely on. Research found the cuts would also negatively impact the county and state economies.
Are you a hungry college student? You might be eligible for SNAP
An online quiz from the NC College Food Benefits program can tell college students whether they’re eligible for SNAP/FNS, formerly food stamps. Many North Carolinian college students are part of the estimated 3.8 million facing food insecurity.