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San Francisco board fast-tracks $9.1M reserve match to backfill CalFresh benefits; Crankstart pledges $9.1M
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 4 to send a proposed ordinance to a Nov. 10 special meeting that would draw $9.1 million from city reserves to match a $9.1 million pledge from the Crankstart Foundation. The Human Services Agency outlined a plan to distribute grocery cards to about 82,000 CalFresh households affected by a federal shutdown.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 approved on first reading an emergency plan to replace delayed CalFresh benefits, voting unanimously to send a proposed ordinance to a Nov. 10 special meeting that would draw $9.1 million from the city’s state and federal revenue risk reserve to match an equal donation from the Crankstart Foundation.
Trent Rohrer, executive director of the Human Services Agency, told the board the city-and-philanthropy package totals $18.2 million and is already in deployment. “As of 11:00 this morning, 153 people have redeemed their gift cards,” Rohrer said, describing a program in which the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank will serve as an intermediary and GoodCard will issue virtual or physical grocery cards.
Why it matters: A federal funding disruption has delayed SNAP/CalFresh EBT deposits for November, affecting roughly 82,000 households and about 112,000 people in San Francisco. The HSA said the average household CalFresh benefit…
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