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Challenges in funding and accessing food pantries across districts
1:07:39
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Council Member Diana Ayala corroborates Council Member Stevens' concerns about the difficulties in funding and accessing food pantries in certain districts.
- Ayala shares her experience of having to fund pantries outside her district borders due to lack of options within the district.
- She expresses concern that constituents might not know to travel far to access these pantries.
- Ayala suggests working together to identify ways to improve the situation.
- She acknowledges the need for further discussion on this issue.
Diana Ayala
1:07:39
Thank you.
1:07:42
And she's entirely right I mean I we when we're when we're trying to fund these organizations, these groups like you have to search and you know oftentimes when I represented parts of council member Stevens district, like I would have to fund pantries that were outside of the borders of my own district because I didn't have any in that you know particular area and I don't know that the people in my district knew you know to go that far off to be able to access it.
1:08:09
So it's just it's yeah it's just you know we can we can work together to try to identify ways to make it better, but that conversation definitely needs to be had.
1:08:18
I want to recognize we've been joined by council member Banks and I believe he has a couple of questions as well.
Chris Banks
1:08:23
Thank you madam chair and to the administration, thank you.