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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago
US politics

Santa Clara County will give $4.5 million to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley ahead of lapse in SNAP benefits

Santa Clara County is giving $4.5 million to Second Harvest as 133,000 residents face loss of CalFresh/SNAP benefits when federal funding expires Nov. 1.
fromKqed
1 day ago
Public health

Bay Area Counties Pour Millions Into Food Aid Assistance as Clock Runs Out on SNAP | KQED

Alameda County approved about $10 million in emergency funding for food banks and senior meals as demand for food assistance is projected to surge.
fromKqed
1 day ago
Public health

Bay Area Counties Pour Millions Into Food Aid Assistance as Clock Runs Out on SNAP | KQED

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fromMission Local
1 week ago

Federal shutdown hits CA food banks. So Newsom's sending in the troops.

After the California Department of Social Services notified counties across the state on Monday that the government shutdown could stall the state's food stamps program CalFresh, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday he will set aside $80 million in emergency funding to support food banks and deploy the California National Guard to assist in food distribution. "Trump's failure isn't abstract - it's literally taking food out of people's mouths," wrote Governor Newsom in a press release on the ongoing shutdown's impact on food assistance.
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