Montana Food Bank Network receives 2019 Mary Ruth Herbers SNAP Outreach Award

From Montana Food Bank Network

Montana Food Bank Network SNAP Outreach Coordinator Elizabeth Weaver accepted Wednesday in Washington the 2019 Mary Ruth Herbers SNAP Outreach Award presented by Feeding America.

With the recent state budget cuts in Montana that forced 19 Offices of Public Assistance in rural areas of Montana to close, the Montana Food Bank Network's SNAP Outreach Program has been recognized as helping to fill in the gaps for food-insecure households in these rural regions as well as continuing efforts statewide.

The burgeoning senior population in Montana has also been a primary...