Social Services

By Kendra Simpson Two Missouri senators filed legislation on Wednesday to eliminate Missouri Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program bans on those with felony drug convictions. The SNAP program helps thousands of Buchanan County residents every year with monthly benefits to buy food and food products. In 2014, Missouri lawmakers passed legislation modifying the lifetime ban on

By Chris Fortune A local food bank is nearing its fundraising goal on a project that will address storage needs and streamline the pickup process. Options were initially explored for a cold storage building at Second Harvest Community Food Bank when CEO Chad Higdon was on the board of directors in 2008. At the time,

By Chris Fortune A local food bank is nearing its fundraising goal on a project that will address storage needs and streamline the pickup process. Options were initially explored for a cold storage building at Second Harvest Community Food Bank when CEO Chad Higdon was on the board of directors in 2008. At the time,