Colorado bill looks to expand SNAP to allow restaurant food purchases

Colorado lawmakers have proposed bipartisan legislation to expand food assistance benefits to allow recipients to use them to buy meals from restaurants.

Senate Bill 169 requires the state Department of Human Services to submit an application by January 1, 2026 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting to join the federal Restaurant Meals Program.

As of June 2024, nine other states have already adopted this program.

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New Kansas respite program available for caregivers of dementia patients

Family caregivers of Alzheimer’s and dementia patients in Kansas now can apply for respite support from a statewide program.

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is providing the Kansas Respite for Alzheimer’s and Dementia program, or K-RAD, to provide funding to unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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