""I don't know, try to shop as cheap as I can, asking for help, asking family members for help,""
""If you're eating Cup of Noodles and struggling, 7-Eleven pizza it doesn't give you the most energy,""
""I think we're still waiting to see the full effects of all these changes and we're just doing our best to be prepared for those changes,""
""We are encouraging anyone who remembers what it was like to be a college student and having to struggle with rent payments and paying for books and that kind of thing and just make sure that if you can - you come together to support this community,""
Hundreds of thousands of California college students will lose access to CalFresh food benefits in November because of a federal government shutdown. San Jose State students rely on the campus Spartan Food Pantry and report turning to cheaper, less nutritious food options when benefits are reduced. The San Jose State Wellness Center invited students to submit requests for assistance and solicited community donations to meet increased demand. University staff said they are monitoring effects and preparing for changes. The California Policy Lab estimated 276,000 community college students received CalFresh in 2022–2023, with similar numbers in the Cal State system.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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