Henrico County is pledging $100,000 to Feed More, Central Virginia’s main food distribution organization, as the federal government shutdown continues to stall food assistance benefits.
While Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that the state will be able to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,
Henrico County officials have released a revised proposed 2045 Land Use Plan, which upon adoption will serve as a guide for county planners, the Henrico Planning Commission and the Henrico Board of Supervisors as future land-use cases are proposed and considered.
The Land Use Plan labels each tract of land
Dubbed Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance, or VENA, the newly-created program is expected to send money to SNAP beneficiaries’ Electronic Benefit Transfer cards starting on Nov. 3