"The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California, is a critical lifeline that helps 5.5 million low-income residents in the state pay for groceries. RELATED: How to help: Where the hungry can find food and others can give as SNAP benefits cut off But those benefits, which can be up to $785 per month for a family of three, are set to expire on Nov. 1 as the Trump administration has said it won't dip into $5 billion in contingency funds to help sustain the program. A federal judge is expected to issue a ruling ahead of Saturday on whether the government can cut off the funding to the program."
"Leslie Bacho, the CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, anticipates that lines at their distribution sites will get longer starting this weekend. The food bank currently serves roughly 500,000 people a month across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Bacho described the impact of the loss of CalFresh benefits as families and seniors sitting around the kitchen trying to figure out how to keep paying rent, utilities and other bills while still putting food on the table."
Santa Clara County is allocating $4.5 million to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley as roughly 133,000 county residents are expected to lose federal food assistance next month amid a government shutdown. CalFresh, California's SNAP program, helps 5.5 million low-income residents pay for groceries, with benefits up to $785 monthly for a family of three. Those benefits are scheduled to expire Nov. 1 after the administration declined to use $5 billion in contingency funds. A federal judge may rule on funding before Saturday. Second Harvest serves about 500,000 people monthly and anticipates longer distribution lines and increased demand.
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