$30M COVID-19 MEAL PROGRAM SUNSETS AFTER A FULL YEAR OF SERVICE

NEW ORLEANS —Today, the City of New Orleans announced the completion of the unprecedented $30M COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program, which provided twice-daily, restaurant-made meals to COVID-vulnerable residents for an entire year.

“The pandemic hit New Orleans hard early on and we needed to ensure that our most vulnerable people could stay home and have food on their tables,” said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. “I’m grateful to our partners at FEMA who agreed that meal delivery during the height of the pandemic was a priority to keep people safe. This truly historic program has served our residents, workers, and restaurants well, and for that I am so proud.”

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