(ST. LOUIS, NOVEMBER 11, 2025) The Regional Response Team announced the distribution of $20,000 in Rapid Response Community Fund grants to eight community-based organizations responding to urgent local needs following the pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
These organizations deliver critical food support, household essentials, and community-based aid to families most affected by the interruption of SNAP benefits. Each organization receives targeted funding to strengthen its immediate response capacity:
- Community Lifeline – $1,878.73
- Da Hood Connect – $2,104.97
- Propel Kitchens – $4,591.16
- New Roots Urban Farm – $3,762.43
- Thomas Terry Apartments and Community Center – $1,552.49
- Keep Pushing Inc. – $2,381.22
- Metro Trans Umbrella Group – $1,121.55
- Hoyleton Youth & Family Services / Puentes de Esperanza – $2,657.46
“We are pleased to allocate funding for these eight vital agencies in need of support. They deliver critical, direct support to vulnerable families and individuals in our community who often have nowhere else to turn,” said Regional Response Team Managing Director Andrea Jackson-Jennings.
The Rapid Response Community Fund is a coordinated regional initiative aimed at addressing the rise in food insecurity caused by the ongoing federal shutdown, delayed SNAP benefits for November 2025, and recent eligibility changes.
About the Regional Response Team
The Regional Response Team improves the health and well-being of underserved communities by mobilizing the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to collaboratively address life-threatening crises and systems’ dysfunctions. The RRT stands ready to respond when our community is in crisis and is a platform for creating collaborative, innovative solutions to our region’s most pressing problems. Learn more at regionalresponseteam.org.
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