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Federal SNAP disruption leaves 6,352 Calaveras residents struggling; county, food banks mobilize
Summary
Marcus Munoz, Calaveras County director of Health and Human Services, told the board on Nov. 4 that a federal shutdown affected the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and had direct local impacts: “For Calaveras, this has impacted 6,352 individuals. In terms of dollar, for the month of October, we issued $1,200,000 in benefits,” he said.
Marcus Munoz, Calaveras County director of Health and Human Services, told the board on Nov. 4 that a federal shutdown affected the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and had direct local impacts: “For Calaveras, this has impacted 6,352 individuals. In terms of dollar, for the month of October, we issued $1,200,000 in benefits,” he said.
Munoz said a temporary restraining order required the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue benefits, but the USDA’s partial issuance using an “issuance table” is causing additional administrative delays. “A flat percentage methodology will see the least delay versus using the tables,” he said, and county staff are evaluating timelines and system needs tied…
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