Redlands expands grocery gift card program to help 1,000 more households

REDLANDS, Calif. — Redlands City Council has approved the expansion of its popular grocery gift card program, aiming to assist an additional 1,000 eligible households with monthly food assistance. 

Why it matters: Under the expanded program, newly eligible households will receive $100 grocery gift cards each month for a year. This extension builds on the success of the original initiative, which reached its initial capacity of 1,400 households within the first three months.