2022:

• September 26- WVDA awards $200,000 for SNAP Stretch

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• August 5- Commission distributes stimulus funds

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• July 31- SNAP Stretch program leaders seek state funding for long-term sustainability

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• July 12- Preston County Commission awards ARPA funds

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• July 8- Commission considers ARPA fund requests

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• June 14- County hears ARPA funding requests

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• June 11- Preston gathers to discuss ARPA fund spending

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• May 27- Commissioners discuss funding SNAP Stretch

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• March 2- Op Ed: Help keep a vital food program alive

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• February 25- Commission asked to fund SNAP Stretch program

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• February 22- SNAP Stretch program cut, program asks commission for help

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2021:

• September 2- Capito, Manchin announce 704K to support local farmers, support healthy SNAP purchases​

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• June 13- SNAP Stretch program seeks $900,000 from American Rescue Act

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• May 11- SNAP Stretch program returns to Capitol Market with change

 

 

2020:​

• October 12- SNAP Stretch program receives CARES Act funding; will continue through end of year

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• October 12- SNAP Stretch program restarts with additional funding

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• October 10- SNAP Stretch program gets new funding three months after running out

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• August 24- SNAP Stretch program runs out of funding, agriculture leaders ask governor for help

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• August 21- Program that boosts families' food buys runs out of funding

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• August 21- West Virginia farmers markets program that boosts families' food buys runs out of funding

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• August 21- West Virginia SNAP Stretch program runs out of funding

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• August 18- SNAP Stretch program suspended after surge in participation exhausts funds

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• August 18- SNAP Stretch funds depleted, replenishment being sought, officials say

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• August 17- SNAP Stretch program suspended after surge in participation exhausts funds

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• August 14- SNAP Stretch grows by 600 percent, helps 2,000 W. Va families

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• August 13- SNAP Stretch program seeks additional funding​​

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• August 7- New funding sought as COVID-19 exhausts budget of program helping SNAP recipients and West Virginia farmers​

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• July 30- SNAP Stretch program proves successful, seeks additional CARES Act funding

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• July 29- SNAP Stretch program proves successful, seeks additional CARES Act funding

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• July 22- Coalition aims to help W. Va farmers and families with one program​​​

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• July 10- SNAP and EBT Program on its way to Capitol Market

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• June 25- Cooking with The Wild Ramp

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2019:​​​

• September 15- Stretching is a snap (pages 44-45)​

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2018:

• December 7- New program stretches SNAP benefits at local farmers markets​

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• December 6- The Wild Ramp expands SNAP benefits, adopts new program​

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• September 5- WV SNAP Stretch program doubling, tripling food dollars at farmers markets​

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• August 29- W. Va SNAP Stretch program doubling, tripling food dollars​

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• August 25- WV SNAP Stretch program doubling and tripling food dollars at farmers markets​​

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