Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-613

EHS 613

Food Access and Affordability

Mr. Cyr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4400-1001, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a local food access and affordability program, including the expansion of a coalition of farmers markets throughout the counties of Barnstable and Dukes County to promote federal supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children benefits, senior benefits and veteran benefits at farmers’ markets, the creation of site-specific programs targeted to schools, libraries and community centers, the expansion of the capacity of farmers’ and farmers markets’ to accept federal supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, federal special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children benefits, senior benefits and veteran food benefits and the extension of education and outreach campaigns through community partners including nutritionists and food pantries”; and by striking out the figure “$10,027,882” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$10,077,882”.