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Second Harvest warns of emergency food needs if CalFresh/SNAP benefits stop; outlines county response
Summary
Second Harvest Food Bank told the Capitola City Council on Oct. 23 that it is activating emergency plans ahead of an expected disruption to CalFresh/SNAP benefits that could leave tens of thousands of county residents without monthly federal food assistance.
Bridal Padilla Chavez, chief executive of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County, told the Capitola City Council on Oct. 23 that the county food network is preparing for a potential halt in CalFresh (SNAP) benefits and other federal supports beginning Nov. 1.
Chavez said 5.5 million Californians rely on CalFresh and that 44,000 Santa Cruz County residents could be affected; she characterized the local equivalent of lost benefits at approximately $6.5 million for a single month and said the food bank does not have that sum available in its regular…
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