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Food banks report sudden demand spike as SNAP/CalFresh interruptions ripple through Humboldt County
Summary
Food for People and other providers told the NorCann forum that SNAP/CalFresh interruptions produced immediate surges in demand (about 40% at Food for People), an $842,000 estimated food-value loss for one agency, and potential long-term reductions in local economic circulation if benefits decline.
Carly Robbins, executive director of Food for People, told the forum that interruption and policy uncertainty around SNAP (CalFresh in California) are already producing large local impacts.
"When the delays in SNAP benefits ... were announced, we saw 40 percent increase immediately in the number of folks coming to us," Robbins said. She added that Food…
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