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County hears urgent pleas from food banks and orders review after possible HUD funding cap
Summary
Food‑bank partners told supervisors that CalFresh delays and a sharp rise in pantry demand have strained the county’s charity network; supervisors directed the Office of Care Coordination to develop alternatives after warnings that a proposed HUD cap on HAP funding could push households back into homelessness.
During preliminary remarks at the Nov. 4 Board of Supervisors meeting, the county heard urgent reports about food insecurity and housing‑stability risks from local partners and Continuum of Care representatives.
Claudia of the Hunger Action Alliance told the board that local food pantries and food banks are seeing sharply increased demand. She said some distributions have "twice as many people as they normally do," and cited a 500% increase in 211 call volume over a four‑day span. The alliance is asking the county to support roughly 500 pantries countywide and to coordinate assistance with the Orange County Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank.
Supervisor Vicente…
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