With SNAP benefit funding delayed, leaders in northeast Washington step up: 'There needed to be collaboration'

By: Monica Carrillo-Casas

Outlets: The Spokesman-Review

Published: November 6, 2025

Words: 1,011

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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Nonprofits and church members in northeast Washington are teaming up to help people stay fed amid a lapse in federal nutrition benefits.

“I felt like there needed to be a collaboration, everybody getting together, getting on the same page, streamlining, knowing who needs help with what, and sharing those resources,” said Kelli Lippert, manager for Colville’s Farmers Market.

Lippert said she organized the effort to bridge food insecurity after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits failed …

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