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Yolo County taps $225,000 to help residents amid CalFresh benefit disruption
Summary
Facing a federal CalFresh/SNAP funding interruption, Yolo County approved a $225,000 seed allocation to the Yolo Food Bank to expand emergency distributions, issue grocery cards and provide partner agency credits while the county and community raise additional funds.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 authorized $225,000 from tobacco settlement (Pomona Fund) dollars to help residents impacted by a federal shutdown that delayed CalFresh/SNAP benefit issuance.
CAO Mike Webb said the federal disruption affects roughly 18,800 county households (nearly 28,000 people). "In September, Yolo County recipients received a total of $5,600,000 in benefits," Webb said to underline the scale. Staff proposed that the county…
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