County News Hot Topics – Mental Health and Criminal Justice Reform

Counties are scrambling to support their most vulnerable populations by working with food banks and community organizations to mitigate the impact of a disruption of SNAP and WIC benefits in November, due to the government shutdown.

On September 9, Franklin County, Ohio Deputy County Administrator Joy Bivens testified on behalf of NACo before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture at a hearing titled “Exploring State Options in SNAP.”