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Nonprofits and county partners mobilize after SNAP/CalFresh disruption, raising hundreds of thousands
Summary
Following a federal benefits disruption, Stanislaus County nonprofits coordinated rapid emergency response: the Stanislaus Community Foundation and partners raised and distributed roughly $370,000 in grocery assistance, family resource centers served thousands, and United Way coordinated 2‑1‑1 messaging while urging county planning with nonprofits for future resilience.
Nonprofit agencies and county staff described a rapid community response after a federal shutdown momentarily disrupted SNAP/CalFresh benefits for local residents, a disruption that nonprofits said put tens of thousands of county households at risk.
Mary Anne Cannon of the Stanislaus Community Foundation said the foundation helped organize daily coordination calls among United Way, Family Resource Centers (FRCs), Second Harvest Food Bank and other partners and raised emergency funds to shore up local food access. "We set up a fund at Stanislaus Community Foundation that raised more than $300,000 in less than 48 hours.…
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