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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062427/como-encontrar-un-banco-de-alimentos-o-despensa-cerca-de-usted-en-el-area-de-la-bahia\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re one of the 5.5 million Californians who use CalFresh — the state’s version of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, sometimes referred to as food stamps — you’ll have seen \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">your November SNAP payments on your EBT card delayed \u003c/a>due to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">ongoing federal government shutdown\u003c/a>, according to the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s contingency fund to provide SNAP payments\u003c/a> in November after all, having previously claimed that it could not tap this fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits in full by Nov. 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients have begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, but it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Nov. 7 to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the state, food banks are working to meet the needs of people who have already seen their access to food greatly reduced with the Thanksgiving holidays fast approaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-food-bank-near-me\">Where to find a food bank near you\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknow\">What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-free-food-shutdown\">Where to find other sources of free food during the shutdown\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">Hundreds of thousands of people on CalFresh\u003c/a> live in the Bay Area, with the largest number of participants in Alameda County — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">the Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> has especially braced for a surge in usage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using their food distribution sites, said Elizabeth Gomez, the food bank’s vice president of impact. And the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There’s no other word that I can describe this as, but catastrophic,” said Gomez. “This is terrible for our communities and for people that rely on CalFresh benefits as a critical source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, food insecurity is already at an all-time high in Silicon Valley and in the Bay Area in general,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>. “It’s in fact higher than the national average, and that’s due to the incredibly high cost of living here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bacho said the current situation mirrors the jump in demand she and her colleagues saw in 2023, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943420/your-calfresh-benefits-will-drop-in-april-heres-what-you-can-do\">COVID-19 era emergency allotments were removed from SNAP benefits\u003c/a>. “That’s really concerning, because we already are serving 1 in 6 of our neighbors,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re back up to serving the same number of people we served at the height of the pandemic, about a half million people a month,” said Bacho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969784\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969784\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\" alt=\"Two arms place a bag of food in to the back of a vehicle.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano volunteers and staff load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Shelby Knowles/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for where to find a food bank or food pantry near you at this time, as well as what staff want you to know about using a food bank if it’s your first time. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">our list of Bay Area restaurants offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> to families using CalFresh during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And if you’d like to support your local food bank at this time,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062018/how-to-volunteer-donate-food-bank-near-me-thanksgiving-free-meals-san-francisco-bay-area-snap-calfresh-delays-ebt-november-shutdown\"> read our guide to how to effectively donate your time or your money right now\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whattoknow\">\u003c/a>What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’ll typically pick up food itself from a food \u003cem>pantry\u003c/em> rather than a food bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\">a food bank is usually where food is stored in a warehouse\u003c/a>, to be delivered to local food programs, which include food pantries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t worry too much about the difference, as food banks specialize in helping connect you to where to actually physically pick up the food itself, and will be clear with you about the best locations near you to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make the most of helplines and online “find food” tools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many food banks have phone hotlines that can assist callers in finding food nearby. ACCFB’s helpline — 1-510-635-3663, open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. — is available in multiple languages and promises to connect callers “to a source for groceries or a hot meal the same day you call us.” You can also search online using ACCFB’s \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool for food sources near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest similarly has \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a Find Food online search tool\u003c/a>, and you can call their Food Connection helpline at 1-800-984-3663 (or email foodconnection@shfb.org.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helplines like ACCFB and Second Harvest’s can help you find other sources of food nearby beyond the bigger food banks. “Definitely utilize the resources in the community, like our food pantries, if you can go,” said Maria Gutierrez, outreach associate at ACCFB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be aware of any guidelines or limits on how many times you can visit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different food banks and pantries may have different rules on how often a person can pick up food, although some have no limits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know for most of the pantries that we refer clients to, they can go once or twice a month,” said Gutierrez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know about home delivery options\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/do-you-need-food-delivered-to-your-home/\">Some food banks, including ACCFB, will make home deliveries\u003c/a> if you’re physically unable to get to the food bank location. ACCFB says it’s seeing a significant increase in home delivery requests right now, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-snap-benefits-21122988.php\">Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas has attributed to fears many immigrants have\u003c/a> about leaving their homes amid\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\"> recent threats of an immigration crackdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food delivery app \u003ca href=\"https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/snap-shutdown-announcement\">DoorDash is also waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipients\u003c/a> on one order from certain grocery stores. CalFresh users will need to link their EBT card to their DoorDash account to see the fees waived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be deterred or feel you shouldn’t use a food bank \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say to not be afraid to ask for resources,” said Gutierrez. “I know that there’s a lot of stigma around utilizing these resources.”[aside postID=news_12060770 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/SNAPGetty.jpg']“Just go, take advantage of the resources that are available to you,” she advised. “Stay positive and in community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez wants first-time visitors to food banks to know that staff and volunteers that work at food banks “are providing the assistance with love and empathy,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people that have big hearts and are doing everything that we can to ensure that people don’t miss meals,” said Gomez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also confirms that you won’t be asked about your documentation status in the U.S. when using ACCFB, and that you can request information via their hotline and the \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You may see the California National Guard behind the scenes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061030/california-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-as-federal-shutdown-drags-on\">to support some food banks around the state\u003c/a> during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>. This is similar to how the National Guard were used to assist California food banks in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Major General Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general for the California National Guard. “The California Military Department, under the direction of the Governor’s Office, is proud to support food bank operations across the state,” said Beevers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But food banks will have to request or agree to the state guard’s presence. And Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José), who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy, said that per Newsom’s office, the state guard “won’t be armed” when serving at food banks and will be more in behind-the-scenes logistical roles rather than being “civilian-facing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said he also anticipated that the state guard would be “very few in numbers” at each food bank, because of the sheer number of organizations around the state needing help. And people there to use the food bank’s services “should not confuse [them] with federal troop deployment, federal agents, or ICE,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California National Guard won’t be at every food bank, either. For example, Gomez confirms that right now, “ACCFB is not planning to utilize that resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-food-bank-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a food bank or food pantry near me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, most food banks are not the actual site to get your meals, but rather a distributor to participating food pantries, organizations, nonprofits and churches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">the California Association of Food Banks’ online tool\u003c/a>, which lists all the major food banks in the state\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">Call the state’s 211 hotline\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. Note what hours they are open, and for how long. Some locations are open to anyone and to walk-ins, but some may require people to register for a spot beforehand or live in a specific zip code.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just some of the food banks and pantries around the Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/faq/\">does \u003cem>not\u003c/em> directly\u003c/a> provide food from its warehouse. Instead, it distributes food to participating pantries organizations and has \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool to locate food\u003c/a> resources near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">CityTeam San Francisco\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">a searchable database \u003c/a>of places to find food and other types of support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/services/dining-room/\">\u003cstrong>St. Anthony’s Foundation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 121 Golden Gate Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/programs/daily-free-meals/\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 330 Ellis St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionfoodhub.org/our-programs\">Mission Food Hub\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, located at 701 Alabama St., provides groceries on Fridays to registered residents living in zip code 94110.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondsf.org/food-security/\">\u003cstrong>The Richmond Neighborhood Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located in various spaces throughout the week, including George Peabody Elementary, Lafayette Elementary and The Richmond Neighborhood Center.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">a tool to find food resources\u003c/a> in the area. You can also call 510-635-3663 for any emergencies.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">a searchable database\u003c/a>. You can also call for help at 855-309-3663.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedafoodbank.org/get-food/\">\u003cstrong>Alameda Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 677 W. Ranger Ave. in Alameda.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at 835 Ferry St. in Martinez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The American Legion Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 403 West Sixth St. in Antioch.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The Redman-Pocahontas Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1403 Main St. in Oakley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Saint Vincent de Paul\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1415 Simpson Court in Pittsburg.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Trinity Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1888 Trinity Ave. in Walnut Creek.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinnies.org/need-help/hungry/\">\u003cstrong>St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 820 B St. in San Rafael.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> delivers to partnering food pantries listed on \u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">its website.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://getfood.refb.org/getfood.html\">\u003cstrong>Redwood Empire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> has a searchable map on its website. People can also text “FOOD” to 707-353-3882 to get a list of options in Sonoma County.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Napa Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 938 Kaiser Road in Napa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>American Canyon Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 240 Rio Del Mar in American Canyon. There is another branch located at 300 Napa Junction Road.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Angwin Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1 Angwin Ave. in Angwin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>North of Yountville Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1777 Main St. in St. Helena.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Pope Valley Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 5800 Pope Valley / Chiles Road in Pope Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Berryessa Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 6004 Monticello Road in Lake Berryessa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Calistoga Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1435 North Oak St. in Calistoga.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">\u003cstrong>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> maintains \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a searchable map tool\u003c/a> to find food assistance in the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/ourservices\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>at 749 Story Road in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/san-benito-county\">San Benito County Food Programs\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has a list of locations specifically for seniors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/silicon_valley/emmanuel-house/\">\u003cstrong>The Emmanuel House Program\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 405 N 4th St in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mtolive.org/projects-7\">\u003cstrong>Mt. Olive \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>at 605 Hamilton Ave. in Menlo Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-free-food-shutdown\">\u003c/a>Where else to find food assistance during the shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check if you’re eligible for food assistance through WIC \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits — but unlike CalFresh, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the state has confirmed that November WIC payments \u003cem>won’t \u003c/em>be affected during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for restaurants near you offering meals to CalFresh families\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\"> Bay Area restaurants are offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> during the government shutdown to families using SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your existing EBT balance doubled at a farmer’s market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">The Market Match program\u003c/a> allows CalFresh users to show their EBT card at certain farmer’s markets and receive tokens for double their chosen dollar amount from the card to spend at the market. Use \u003ca href=\"https://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">the Farmers’ Market Finder online tool\u003c/a> to find Bay Area locations which accept Market Match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be aware you’ll need to have existing funds left on your EBT card ahead of the November CalFresh delay, and have a plan for how you’ll best store fresh produce to preserve it — like freezing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look at your county’s own food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties have some food assistance options that are separate from nonprofit food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from the City and County of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging/groceries-meals/community-meals\">Locations where you can find a community meal \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $5\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/hsa/food-resources\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a> on offer within San Mateo\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35354/Food-Resource-List_English_10-2024?bidId=\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">A list of Napa food pantries\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/health-social-services-hss/employment-eligibility/cash-aid/general-assistance\">Assistance available during the government shutdown\u003c/a>, including food resources\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.gov/government/health-social-services-hss/employment-eligibility/cash-aid/general-assistance\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Solano County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Sonoma County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/human-services/divisions-and-services/economic-assistance/food-and-nutrition-benefits/other-food-programs\">Meals and food service resources in Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Santa Clara County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://socialservices.sccgov.org/food-assistance\">Food resources, including delivery, for older adults in Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">\u003c/a>Want to share your story?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/nvoynovskaya\">Nastia Voynovskaya\u003c/a> and Amanda Hernandez contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits in full by Nov. 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients have begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, but it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Nov. 7 to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around the state, food banks are working to meet the needs of people who have already seen their access to food greatly reduced with the Thanksgiving holidays fast approaching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-food-bank-near-me\">Where to find a food bank near you\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#Whattoknow\">What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find-free-food-shutdown\">Where to find other sources of free food during the shutdown\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">Hundreds of thousands of people on CalFresh\u003c/a> live in the Bay Area, with the largest number of participants in Alameda County — and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/\">the Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> has especially braced for a surge in usage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ACCFB has already seen a 12% increase since July in people using their food distribution sites, said Elizabeth Gomez, the food bank’s vice president of impact. And the CalFresh delays “couldn’t come at a worse time,” she said. “This is November: It’s a time for family, for food, for togetherness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people on CalFresh are particularly relying on these funds to feed their families at the holidays, noted Gomez, “especially during the winter months when not only our food prices go up, but electricity bills go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“There’s no other word that I can describe this as, but catastrophic,” said Gomez. “This is terrible for our communities and for people that rely on CalFresh benefits as a critical source.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Unfortunately, food insecurity is already at an all-time high in Silicon Valley and in the Bay Area in general,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>. “It’s in fact higher than the national average, and that’s due to the incredibly high cost of living here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bacho said the current situation mirrors the jump in demand she and her colleagues saw in 2023, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11943420/your-calfresh-benefits-will-drop-in-april-heres-what-you-can-do\">COVID-19 era emergency allotments were removed from SNAP benefits\u003c/a>. “That’s really concerning, because we already are serving 1 in 6 of our neighbors,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re back up to serving the same number of people we served at the height of the pandemic, about a half million people a month,” said Bacho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969784\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969784\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg\" alt=\"Two arms place a bag of food in to the back of a vehicle.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/060723-Food-Bank-SKN-CM_12-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano volunteers and staff load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Shelby Knowles/CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for where to find a food bank or food pantry near you at this time, as well as what staff want you to know about using a food bank if it’s your first time. You can also see \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">our list of Bay Area restaurants offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> to families using CalFresh during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(And if you’d like to support your local food bank at this time,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062018/how-to-volunteer-donate-food-bank-near-me-thanksgiving-free-meals-san-francisco-bay-area-snap-calfresh-delays-ebt-november-shutdown\"> read our guide to how to effectively donate your time or your money right now\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"Whattoknow\">\u003c/a>What to know about your first food bank visit\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’ll typically pick up food itself from a food \u003cem>pantry\u003c/em> rather than a food bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, \u003ca href=\"https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-blog/what-difference-between-food-bank-and-food-pantry\">a food bank is usually where food is stored in a warehouse\u003c/a>, to be delivered to local food programs, which include food pantries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t worry too much about the difference, as food banks specialize in helping connect you to where to actually physically pick up the food itself, and will be clear with you about the best locations near you to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make the most of helplines and online “find food” tools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many food banks have phone hotlines that can assist callers in finding food nearby. ACCFB’s helpline — 1-510-635-3663, open Mon-Fri 9 a.m.–4 p.m. — is available in multiple languages and promises to connect callers “to a source for groceries or a hot meal the same day you call us.” You can also search online using ACCFB’s \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool for food sources near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest similarly has \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a Find Food online search tool\u003c/a>, and you can call their Food Connection helpline at 1-800-984-3663 (or email foodconnection@shfb.org.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Helplines like ACCFB and Second Harvest’s can help you find other sources of food nearby beyond the bigger food banks. “Definitely utilize the resources in the community, like our food pantries, if you can go,” said Maria Gutierrez, outreach associate at ACCFB.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be aware of any guidelines or limits on how many times you can visit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Different food banks and pantries may have different rules on how often a person can pick up food, although some have no limits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I know for most of the pantries that we refer clients to, they can go once or twice a month,” said Gutierrez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Know about home delivery options\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/do-you-need-food-delivered-to-your-home/\">Some food banks, including ACCFB, will make home deliveries\u003c/a> if you’re physically unable to get to the food bank location. ACCFB says it’s seeing a significant increase in home delivery requests right now, which \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bay-area-snap-benefits-21122988.php\">Alameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas has attributed to fears many immigrants have\u003c/a> about leaving their homes amid\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061545/bay-area-spared-from-federal-immigration-enforcement-surge-officials-say\"> recent threats of an immigration crackdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food delivery app \u003ca href=\"https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/snap-shutdown-announcement\">DoorDash is also waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipients\u003c/a> on one order from certain grocery stores. CalFresh users will need to link their EBT card to their DoorDash account to see the fees waived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be deterred or feel you shouldn’t use a food bank \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say to not be afraid to ask for resources,” said Gutierrez. “I know that there’s a lot of stigma around utilizing these resources.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Just go, take advantage of the resources that are available to you,” she advised. “Stay positive and in community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez wants first-time visitors to food banks to know that staff and volunteers that work at food banks “are providing the assistance with love and empathy,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of people that have big hearts and are doing everything that we can to ensure that people don’t miss meals,” said Gomez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez also confirms that you won’t be asked about your documentation status in the U.S. when using ACCFB, and that you can request information via their hotline and the \u003ca href=\"http://foodnow.net\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a> tool anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You may see the California National Guard behind the scenes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom has activated the California National Guard \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061030/california-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-as-federal-shutdown-drags-on\">to support some food banks around the state\u003c/a> during \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12060770/snap-calfresh-food-stamps-government-shutdown-november-payments-ebt\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a>. This is similar to how the National Guard were used to assist California food banks in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Major General Matthew P. Beevers, adjutant general for the California National Guard. “The California Military Department, under the direction of the Governor’s Office, is proud to support food bank operations across the state,” said Beevers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But food banks will have to request or agree to the state guard’s presence. And Assemblymember Alex Lee (D-San José), who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy, said that per Newsom’s office, the state guard “won’t be armed” when serving at food banks and will be more in behind-the-scenes logistical roles rather than being “civilian-facing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lee said he also anticipated that the state guard would be “very few in numbers” at each food bank, because of the sheer number of organizations around the state needing help. And people there to use the food bank’s services “should not confuse [them] with federal troop deployment, federal agents, or ICE,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California National Guard won’t be at every food bank, either. For example, Gomez confirms that right now, “ACCFB is not planning to utilize that resource.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-food-bank-near-me\">\u003c/a>Where can I find a food bank or food pantry near me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Remember, most food banks are not the actual site to get your meals, but rather a distributor to participating food pantries, organizations, nonprofits and churches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Major food banks, like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/workplace-giving/?ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&utm_content=workplacegiving&ea.tracking.id=DigAd2526-PMG&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_campaign=evergreen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22903428179&gbraid=0AAAAACKCveNd07Igg9N0gD73ISiw1-uWD&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwErwV4xaFN_FEK7A9GBHjFfCEezDoE97Ft7G8ZkERCFXMNDrJVQO7YhoCKBsQAvD_BwE\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a> or the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, will likely have \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool online that can help you locate food resources\u003c/a> near you. These maps or search engines can list locations ranging from large operations to small community fridges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11953002\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11953002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with white hair and a warm coat picks through a huge box of ears of corn in a paved outdoor area where lots of other people are also circulating.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66300_230613-SFMarinFoodPantry-11-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers distribute food items at a San Francisco-Marin Food Bank pop-up pantry in the Richmond District of San Francisco on June 13, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>You can also:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Use \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">the California Association of Food Banks’ online tool\u003c/a>, which lists all the major food banks in the state\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://211ca.org/\">Call the state’s 211 hotline\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Once you find a spot, be sure to check out the food bank or pantry online before heading out. Note what hours they are open, and for how long. Some locations are open to anyone and to walk-ins, but some may require people to register for a spot beforehand or live in a specific zip code.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are just some of the food banks and pantries around the Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/faq/\">does \u003cem>not\u003c/em> directly\u003c/a> provide food from its warehouse. Instead, it distributes food to participating pantries organizations and has \u003ca href=\"https://foodlocator.sfmfoodbank.org/?_gl=1*1lbew87*_gcl_au*MTkzNzUwMDUyLjE3NjEyNDUwMzE.&_ga=2.54192875.2143041145.1761245031-1508876033.1761245031\">a tool to locate food\u003c/a> resources near you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">CityTeam San Francisco\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>also has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityteam.org/get-help/san-francisco\">a searchable database \u003c/a>of places to find food and other types of support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/services/dining-room/\">\u003cstrong>St. Anthony’s Foundation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 121 Golden Gate Ave.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glide.org/programs/daily-free-meals/\">\u003cstrong>Glide Memorial Church\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 330 Ellis St.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.missionfoodhub.org/our-programs\">Mission Food Hub\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>, located at 701 Alabama St., provides groceries on Fridays to registered residents living in zip code 94110.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondsf.org/food-security/\">\u003cstrong>The Richmond Neighborhood Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>, located in various spaces throughout the week, including George Peabody Elementary, Lafayette Elementary and The Richmond Neighborhood Center.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodnow.net/find-a-food-pantry/\">a tool to find food resources\u003c/a> in the area. You can also call 510-635-3663 for any emergencies.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has \u003ca href=\"https://www.foodbankccs.org/find-food/foodbycity/?_gl=1*3ajdlo*_up*MQ..*_ga*MjA5ODkyMDQ5NS4xNzYxMjQ2NjU0*_ga_8BLR9BK6YN*czE3NjEyNDY2NTMkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjEyNDY2NTMkajYwJGwwJGgw\">a searchable database\u003c/a>. You can also call for help at 855-309-3663.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedafoodbank.org/get-food/\">\u003cstrong>Alameda Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 677 W. Ranger Ave. in Alameda.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> at 835 Ferry St. in Martinez.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The American Legion Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 403 West Sixth St. in Antioch.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>The Redman-Pocahontas Hall\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1403 Main St. in Oakley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Saint Vincent de Paul\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1415 Simpson Court in Pittsburg.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://loavesfishescc.org/need-a-meal/dining-room-locations/\">\u003cstrong>Trinity Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1888 Trinity Ave. in Walnut Creek.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.vinnies.org/need-help/hungry/\">\u003cstrong>St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 820 B St. in San Rafael.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Community Action of Napa County Food Bank\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> delivers to partnering food pantries listed on \u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">its website.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://getfood.refb.org/getfood.html\">\u003cstrong>Redwood Empire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> has a searchable map on its website. People can also text “FOOD” to 707-353-3882 to get a list of options in Sonoma County.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Napa Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 938 Kaiser Road in Napa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>American Canyon Food Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 240 Rio Del Mar in American Canyon. There is another branch located at 300 Napa Junction Road.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Angwin Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1 Angwin Ave. in Angwin.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>North of Yountville Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1777 Main St. in St. Helena.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Pope Valley Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 5800 Pope Valley / Chiles Road in Pope Valley.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Berryessa Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 6004 Monticello Road in Lake Berryessa.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">\u003cstrong>Calistoga Pantry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 1435 North Oak St. in Calistoga.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">\u003cstrong>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> maintains \u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/get-food/?filter_mode=distribution/\">a searchable map tool\u003c/a> to find food assistance in the area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/ourservices\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>at 749 Story Road in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marthas-kitchen.org/san-benito-county\">San Benito County Food Programs\u003c/a> \u003c/strong>has a list of locations specifically for seniors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://siliconvalley.salvationarmy.org/silicon_valley/emmanuel-house/\">\u003cstrong>The Emmanuel House Program\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> at 405 N 4th St in San José.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mtolive.org/projects-7\">\u003cstrong>Mt. Olive \u003c/strong>\u003c/a>at 605 Hamilton Ave. in Menlo Park.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"find-free-food-shutdown\">\u003c/a>Where else to find food assistance during the shutdown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check if you’re eligible for food assistance through WIC \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits — but unlike CalFresh, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the state has confirmed that November WIC payments \u003cem>won’t \u003c/em>be affected during the shutdown\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look for restaurants near you offering meals to CalFresh families\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A growing number of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\"> Bay Area restaurants are offering free or discounted meals\u003c/a> during the government shutdown to families using SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get your existing EBT balance doubled at a farmer’s market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">The Market Match program\u003c/a> allows CalFresh users to show their EBT card at certain farmer’s markets and receive tokens for double their chosen dollar amount from the card to spend at the market. Use \u003ca href=\"https://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">the Farmers’ Market Finder online tool\u003c/a> to find Bay Area locations which accept Market Match.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be aware you’ll need to have existing funds left on your EBT card ahead of the November CalFresh delay, and have a plan for how you’ll best store fresh produce to preserve it — like freezing it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Look at your county’s own food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area counties have some food assistance options that are separate from nonprofit food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from the City and County of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging/groceries-meals/community-meals\">Locations where you can find a community meal \u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $5\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cchealth.org/health-and-safety-information/nutrition-and-healthy-living/get-food/food-assistance-for-everyone\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow.net\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/hsa/food-resources\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a> on offer within San Mateo\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance from Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.napacounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35354/Food-Resource-List_English_10-2024?bidId=\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.canv.org/food-pantry/\">A list of Napa food pantries\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca 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"content": "\u003cp>As \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/government-shutdown\">the federal government shutdown\u003c/a> enters its second month, with no sign of ending any time soon, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416\">around 42 million people in the United States\u003c/a> have already \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/01/millions-lose-food-aid-snap-trump-shutdown-00632404\">gone without their food benefits \u003c/a>from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 6, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/06/californians-are-beginning-to-see-cash-on-their-snap-cards-following-major-win-against-the-trump-administration/\">some CalFresh recipients \u003cem>have\u003c/em> begun to see benefits payments\u003c/a> arrive in full onto their EBT cards, after a judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled a second time that the White House must pay these benefits\u003c/a> in full by Nov. 7. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/updated-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap-november-benefit-issuance\">The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced\u003c/a> it will comply with the court order and start sending out full November SNAP benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s not yet clear how these funds will continue to roll out, especially since \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b\">the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Nov. 7 to block the judge’s order\u003c/a>, and has \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/07/us/trump-news-shutdown?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\">now appealed to the Supreme Court\u003c/a> after that request was denied.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How we got here: On Oct. 25, \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program\">the USDA posted a notice to its site \u003c/a>stating that “the well has run dry” and “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Nov. 3, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5596121/snap-food-benefits-trump-government-shutdown\">use the USDA’s contingency fund to provide SNAP payments\u003c/a> in November after all, having previously claimed that it could not tap this fund.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the White House warned that payments would still only be half of people’s regular benefits, and that there could be lengthy delays before EBT cards are reloaded. And on Nov. 4, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/us/trump-shutdown-news#cities-nonprofits-food-stamp-snap-payments\">Trump again threatened to withhold SNAP payments\u003c/a> entirely — before the judge \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-6-2025#0000019a-5af9-d003-addb-deffec620000\">ruled that the White House must pay these benefits in full\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12062034/san-francisco-will-cover-full-snap-benefits-for-november-amid-federal-shutdown\">San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie announced Oct. 29\u003c/a> that the city’s roughly 112,000 residents on SNAP will have their benefits covered in November through an $18 million public-private partnership.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the week of Nov. 3, the city’s Human Services Agency will mail instructions to CalFresh users on how they can access pre-paid gift cards that will cover that month’s benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ktvu.com/news/grocery-debit-cards-going-107000-contra-costa-county-calfresh-recipients\">Contra Costa County has also announced plans\u003c/a> to provide alternative funding for its CalFresh users through grocery debit cards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to June state data, there are \u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home\">5.5 million Californians on CalFresh\u003c/a>, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. These include hundreds of thousands of people living in the Bay Area, where Alameda County has the highest share — 176,133 — of people using CalFresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#calfresh-ebt-snap-shutdown-delay\">What people on CalFresh should know right now\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>USDA manages \u003ca href=\"https://calfresh.guide/how-the-calfresh-program-is-structured/\">SNAP on the national level\u003c/a> and handles the costs of all benefits distributed to participants through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards using federal dollars. [aside postID=news_12061440 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/013_KQED_SanFranciscoMarinFoodBank_03182020_9229_qed.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All CalFresh enrollees will see their payments affected in November, but people newly enrolling in the program have already been affected and gone without October payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you signed up in the month of October, you’re more than likely not going to receive any CalFresh benefits for the month of October, nor likely November,” said Assemblymember Alex Lee, who chairs the state Legislature’s Human Services Committee with oversight of CalFresh policy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"calfresh-ebt-snap-shutdown-delay\">\u003c/a>What should people on CalFresh know right now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With so much uncertainty at the federal level, it’s not yet known what this SNAP “delay” could look like, and whether payments could still come through sometime in November on a later schedule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for CalFresh payments being back-issued when the government eventually reopens, “we’re not sure about retroactivity on certain things,” cautioned Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Tell us: \u003ca href=\"#snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">Will your family be affected by the CalFresh delays?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>During the last government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history, lasting \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/20/government-shutdown-republicans-longest-history\">35 days\u003c/a> from December 2018 to January 2019 during Trump’s first term — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">USDA initially said SNAP benefits would run out \u003c/a>by the end of January 2019. But February 2019 SNAP benefits were ultimately \u003ca href=\"https://www.crfb.org/papers/government-shutdowns-qa-everything-you-should-know\">distributed early\u003c/a> at the end of January, although food stamp beneficiaries then had to wait until March for the next round of payments.[aside postID=news_12061005 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-1457114961-2000x1333.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/firestorm-over-food-stamps-erupts-with-funds-set-to-expire\">According to reporting by Bloomberg\u003c/a>, this time around CalFresh recipients will still be able to use any benefits on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in November, if they have leftover funds in their account. And the state says that “as of now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">you will be able to use your EBT card\u003c/a> with your existing benefits as usual through the federal government shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee warned that CalFresh users should ultimately decide what’s right for them and their families, when it comes to spending down their funds now to stock up ahead of November or to save that money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also warned of the risk that layoffs and furloughs among the federal workers who manage SNAP’s IT systems could potentially impact the EBT system over the coming weeks. While CalFresh users “may still be able to use their EBT cards for the time being, they will probably come to a point … probably relatively soon where that system won’t function,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s Monday statement also warned of “further stress on local food banks” as the Thanksgiving holiday draws closer. On Wednesday, Newsom announced that he would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/22/california-to-deploy-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-fast-track-funding-as-trumps-shutdown-strips-families-of-food-benefits/\">“fast-tracking upwards of $80 million in state support”\u003c/a> for food banks during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/find-food/\">use the state’s tool to find a food bank near you\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">monitor the latest updates on CalFresh delays on the Department of Social Services site.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">restaurants near you offering free and discounted meals to CalFresh recipients\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fears about hunger amid SNAP delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In California, seniors and children make up 63.2% of SNAP users, according to state data from last year. “More than likely, you know someone or you are someone that has needed CalFresh,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates have expressed deep concern at the idea of CalFresh benefits being stopped or delayed in November because of the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“CalFresh is a lifeline for more than 5 million Californians, including 2 million children,” said Shimica Gaskins, the president and CEO of End Child Poverty California. “It is unconscionable that families are just days away from major consequences to their November food benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaskins said that “even brief periods of hunger for children cause physical and psychological damage that brings lifelong harms to their growth and development,” and urged the USDA to “follow the law that SNAP is a federal entitlement, drawing on the contingency fund and any other resources, and direct states to issue full November benefits as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11792620 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to June state data, there are 5.5 million Californians on CalFresh, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://static.politico.com/f5/80/bc6534ea40138384f2dd885c83c5/snap-november-2025-issuance-file-guidance.pdf\">a letter obtained by Politico\u003c/a> dated Oct. 10, the United States Department of Agriculture \u003ca href=\"https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/snap-could-run-out-of-federal-support-within-weeks-trump-administration-warns-00604276\">warned state nutrition agencies\u003c/a> that it will run out of money if the shutdown continues to November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USDA Acting Associate Administrator Ronald Ward wrote that “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October.”[aside postID=news_12058260 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GettyImages-903911876-2000x1333.jpg']However, “if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation,” wrote Ward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter instructed state agencies to delay sending November benefit issuance files to vendors, who then disperse funds to people on SNAP — which includes people on CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House on Oct. 16 that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">SNAP would run out of money in two weeks\u003c/a> if the shutdown continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 24, Axios reported that a memo from USDA stated \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/10/24/gov-shutdown-snap-payments-emergency-funds\">the agency wouldn’t use emergency money from its contingency funds\u003c/a> to pay for SNAP during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A banner message on the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">Department of Social Services website\u003c/a> attributes the shutdown to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">“the failures of the President and Congress to continue government funding”\u003c/a> and warns Californians visiting government websites like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hhs.gov\">hhs.gov\u003c/a> for more information to “be wary of potential highly partisan political messaging while visiting federal government websites” — a response to\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5558393/government-shutdown-trump-ethics-hatch-act\"> language posted to the official websites of various federal agencies\u003c/a> that refers to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-1-2025#00000199-a08e-de91-adfb-b8cf52820000\">“the Radical Left Democrat shutdown.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11665754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ap_280051064851_custom-4b2f9763a560df0f3638e47794a33a8e40090371-e1525207334845.jpg\" alt=\"A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. California ranks near the bottom in enrolling people for food assistance. To change that, it's taking lessons from its robust Medi-Cal health insurance program, which targets much the same population.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. \u003ccite>(Eric Risberg/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How are other programs affected by the shutdown?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 10, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the Women, Infants & Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)\u003c/a> received \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">a $300 million infusion\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration — which the White House said came from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year\u003c/a>. The California Department of Public Health has confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">these additional funds are allowing WIC to continue through the shutdown\u003c/a>, through at least Nov. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WIC provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, but you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says \u003ca href=\"https://benefitscal.com/Dashboard/DBANN\">it expects “to fund CalWORKs [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] benefits for November 2025,”\u003c/a> but that “a continued federal government shutdown will put December 2025 CalWORKs benefits at risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BenefitsCal website also warns that while “no immediate disruptions to Medi-Cal are expected, an extended federal shutdown lasting past December 2025 could impact the program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058260/will-my-social-security-be-affected-by-the-government-shutdown\">Social Security payments remain unaffected\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">\u003c/a>Want to share your story?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/firestorm-over-food-stamps-erupts-with-funds-set-to-expire\">According to reporting by Bloomberg\u003c/a>, this time around CalFresh recipients will still be able to use any benefits on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards in November, if they have leftover funds in their account. And the state says that “as of now, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">you will be able to use your EBT card\u003c/a> with your existing benefits as usual through the federal government shutdown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Lee warned that CalFresh users should ultimately decide what’s right for them and their families, when it comes to spending down their funds now to stock up ahead of November or to save that money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also warned of the risk that layoffs and furloughs among the federal workers who manage SNAP’s IT systems could potentially impact the EBT system over the coming weeks. While CalFresh users “may still be able to use their EBT cards for the time being, they will probably come to a point … probably relatively soon where that system won’t function,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s Monday statement also warned of “further stress on local food banks” as the Thanksgiving holiday draws closer. On Wednesday, Newsom announced that he would be \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/22/california-to-deploy-national-guard-to-support-food-banks-fast-track-funding-as-trumps-shutdown-strips-families-of-food-benefits/\">“fast-tracking upwards of $80 million in state support”\u003c/a> for food banks during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/find-food/\">use the state’s tool to find a food bank near you\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services/food-nutrition-services/calfresh/calfresh-frequently-asked-questions\">monitor the latest updates on CalFresh delays on the Department of Social Services site.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also learn about \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13982957/snap-calfresh-ebt-november-shutdown-meals-food-assistance-san-francisco-bay-area\">restaurants near you offering free and discounted meals to CalFresh recipients\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Fears about hunger amid SNAP delays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In California, seniors and children make up 63.2% of SNAP users, according to state data from last year. “More than likely, you know someone or you are someone that has needed CalFresh,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates have expressed deep concern at the idea of CalFresh benefits being stopped or delayed in November because of the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“CalFresh is a lifeline for more than 5 million Californians, including 2 million children,” said Shimica Gaskins, the president and CEO of End Child Poverty California. “It is unconscionable that families are just days away from major consequences to their November food benefits.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gaskins said that “even brief periods of hunger for children cause physical and psychological damage that brings lifelong harms to their growth and development,” and urged the USDA to “follow the law that SNAP is a federal entitlement, drawing on the contingency fund and any other resources, and direct states to issue full November benefits as soon as possible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11792620 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to June state data, there are 5.5 million Californians on CalFresh, the food nutrition program that supports lower-income residents and families. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How did we get here?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"https://static.politico.com/f5/80/bc6534ea40138384f2dd885c83c5/snap-november-2025-issuance-file-guidance.pdf\">a letter obtained by Politico\u003c/a> dated Oct. 10, the United States Department of Agriculture \u003ca href=\"https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/snap-could-run-out-of-federal-support-within-weeks-trump-administration-warns-00604276\">warned state nutrition agencies\u003c/a> that it will run out of money if the shutdown continues to November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USDA Acting Associate Administrator Ronald Ward wrote that “SNAP has funding available for benefits and operations through the month of October.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>However, “if the current lapse in appropriations continues, there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for approximately 42 million individuals across the Nation,” wrote Ward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter instructed state agencies to delay sending November benefit issuance files to vendors, who then disperse funds to people on SNAP — which includes people on CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters at the White House on Oct. 16 that \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/politics/snap-food-stamps-november-government-shutdown\">SNAP would run out of money in two weeks\u003c/a> if the shutdown continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 24, Axios reported that a memo from USDA stated \u003ca href=\"https://www.axios.com/2025/10/24/gov-shutdown-snap-payments-emergency-funds\">the agency wouldn’t use emergency money from its contingency funds\u003c/a> to pay for SNAP during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A banner message on the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">Department of Social Services website\u003c/a> attributes the shutdown to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/\">“the failures of the President and Congress to continue government funding”\u003c/a> and warns Californians visiting government websites like \u003ca href=\"http://www.hhs.gov\">hhs.gov\u003c/a> for more information to “be wary of potential highly partisan political messaging while visiting federal government websites” — a response to\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5558393/government-shutdown-trump-ethics-hatch-act\"> language posted to the official websites of various federal agencies\u003c/a> that refers to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-10-1-2025#00000199-a08e-de91-adfb-b8cf52820000\">“the Radical Left Democrat shutdown.”\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11665754\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11665754\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/05/ap_280051064851_custom-4b2f9763a560df0f3638e47794a33a8e40090371-e1525207334845.jpg\" alt=\"A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. California ranks near the bottom in enrolling people for food assistance. To change that, it's taking lessons from its robust Medi-Cal health insurance program, which targets much the same population.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A box of food prepared at a food bank distribution in Petaluma. \u003ccite>(Eric Risberg/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How are other programs affected by the shutdown?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 10, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">the Women, Infants & Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC)\u003c/a> received \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">a $300 million infusion\u003c/a> from President Donald Trump’s administration — which the White House said came from \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-wic-food-a6d66fa0ce3d02257b5b43a79355b1bf\">unspent tariff revenue from the last fiscal year\u003c/a>. The California Department of Public Health has confirmed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061005/wic-snap-shutdown-california-november-payments\">these additional funds are allowing WIC to continue through the shutdown\u003c/a>, through at least Nov. 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>WIC provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child, including grandparents. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded and income-based, but you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC\">See if you qualify for WIC.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says \u003ca href=\"https://benefitscal.com/Dashboard/DBANN\">it expects “to fund CalWORKs [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] benefits for November 2025,”\u003c/a> but that “a continued federal government shutdown will put December 2025 CalWORKs benefits at risk.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BenefitsCal website also warns that while “no immediate disruptions to Medi-Cal are expected, an extended federal shutdown lasting past December 2025 could impact the program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058260/will-my-social-security-be-affected-by-the-government-shutdown\">Social Security payments remain unaffected\u003c/a> during the shutdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"snap-calfresh-ebt-share\">\u003c/a>Want to share your story?\u003c/h2>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe\n src='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true?embedded=true'\n title='https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep1AINaCxvNFFW4Pay4HnOcCYWtNZUaietXl2725dD7l6m9g/viewform?embedded=true'\n width='760' height='500'\n frameborder='0'\n marginheight='0' marginwidth='0'>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003c!-- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ -->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California, 18 other Democrat-led states and Washington, D.C., are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12048504/bonta-announces-33rd-trump-lawsuit-on-kqed-this-one-targets-health-care-cuts\">suing the Trump administration\u003c/a> to halt the U.S. Department of Agriculture from collecting sensitive information about people who receive federal food vouchers, known as SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration told states to provide the data by July 30 or risk losing federal funding to administer the program. California receives $1.3 billion annually to distribute about $12 billion a year to 5 million residents who rely on the food vouchers, called CalFresh in California. About \u003ca href=\"https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416\">13% of the state’s population receives the aid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The purpose of what the Trump administration is doing here is to target immigrant communities,” said Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel, during a press conference today. She said Trump’s actions “send a chilling effect to American citizens, and to tell them that if they apply for programs that they are perfectly entitled to under law, their most personal and sensitive data is going to be shared with all kinds of people, and it’s going to have the impact, and I think it already is, of scaring people away from seeking these increased incredibly important programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents without lawful legal status in the U.S. are not eligible for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11951830/california-braces-for-food-stamp-restrictions-under-debt-ceiling-deal\">SNAP benefits\u003c/a>. However, during Trump’s first term, he proposed eliminating benefits even for “mixed-status” families where at least one person in a household lacks legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In another example of policies that put California at odds with the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on immigrants living in the U.S., the state has tried to expand \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044713/food-stamps-at-risk-in-trump-budget-bill-bay-area-food-banks-warn\">food benefits\u003c/a> to some immigrants without legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11792620\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Trump administration rule makes it harder for states to waive the requirement that adults work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — benefits. Some low-income college students could be affected. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, California became the first state in the nation to offer about $165 a month in \u003ca href=\"https://nourishca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3.3-2025-Budget-Sign-on-Food4All.pdf\">food benefits to about 35,000 immigrants, mostly to recent green card holders\u003c/a>. That expansion was part of the California Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, a state-funded version of food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for that effort argued that many farmworkers toil in fields for decades at low wages, providing food to the rest of the nation, and then are unable to buy enough to eat, especially when they become senior citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why states are suing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attorneys general who are filing the suit argue that the Trump administration’s policy is “arbitrary and capricious,” violates the 10th Amendment that protects states’ rights as well as various privacy laws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing a number of different cases recently where there’s this Spending Clause violation, where new conditions that Congress never put on the funding are being added by the executive branch after the fact,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. “They can’t do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and blue foulard tie speaks into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The suit will be filed today in the federal Northern District of California. It is the 35th time in 27 weeks that California has sued the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SNAP applicants provide their private information on the understanding, backed by long-standing state and federal laws, that their information will not be used for unrelated purposes,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has tried to tap several state databases to \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-ice-data-surveillance\">quickly amass troves of sensitive personal information\u003c/a> about hundreds of millions of people. Using that information is part of Trump’s effort to fulfill his campaign promise of carrying out the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His administration says collecting the data is aimed at preventing waste and fraud. Trump issued an executive order \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/data-sharing-guidance\">in March\u003c/a> that ordered his administration to have “unfettered access to comprehensive data from all state programs that receive federal funding.” In May, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration\">NPR reported\u003c/a> that the administration sought Social Security numbers, addresses and, for one state, citizenship data, for SNAP recipients. The orders came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and DOGE, the previously Elon Musk-led White House office that sought to slash government spending and was met with numerous lawsuits.[aside postID=news_12049973 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/GavinNewsomAPJuly2025.jpg']Bonta said the Department of Agriculture “has never once asked states to turn over private and sensitive data on such a massive scale.” Now, it seeks five years of data about recipients, according to the attorneys general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-trump-administration-illegally-sharing-californians%E2%80%99\">has already sued\u003c/a> Trump for his administration’s efforts to collect personal data from people who rely on government services. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, obtained access to people’s data held by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency, including private medical information and other personal details about Medicaid recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nessel added that California and New York, the states leading the suit, contribute more in taxes to the federal government than they receive in federal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s our money,” Nessel said. “We paid tax dollars to the federal government, then the federal government, you know, routes that money back to us in the form of these essential programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added: “And so when you cut off programming like SNAP, it just goes into the pockets of Trump’s friends and billionaires, but we already paid for this stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/07/food-program-california/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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However, during Trump’s first term, he proposed eliminating benefits even for “mixed-status” families where at least one person in a household lacks legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In another example of policies that put California at odds with the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on immigrants living in the U.S., the state has tried to expand \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12044713/food-stamps-at-risk-in-trump-budget-bill-bay-area-food-banks-warn\">food benefits\u003c/a> to some immigrants without legal status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11792620\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11792620\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/ap_17271692702067-ea1b97e98e157d598fa245d9c752f917e6c25c57-e1576950264238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new Trump administration rule makes it harder for states to waive the requirement that adults work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — benefits. Some low-income college students could be affected. \u003ccite>(Danny Moloshok/AP)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2022, California became the first state in the nation to offer about $165 a month in \u003ca href=\"https://nourishca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3.3-2025-Budget-Sign-on-Food4All.pdf\">food benefits to about 35,000 immigrants, mostly to recent green card holders\u003c/a>. That expansion was part of the California Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, a state-funded version of food stamps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates for that effort argued that many farmworkers toil in fields for decades at low wages, providing food to the rest of the nation, and then are unable to buy enough to eat, especially when they become senior citizens.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Why states are suing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Attorneys general who are filing the suit argue that the Trump administration’s policy is “arbitrary and capricious,” violates the 10th Amendment that protects states’ rights as well as various privacy laws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re seeing a number of different cases recently where there’s this Spending Clause violation, where new conditions that Congress never put on the funding are being added by the executive branch after the fact,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. “They can’t do that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11959336\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11959336\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a navy blue suit, white shirt and blue foulard tie speaks into a microphone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta fields questions during a press conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The suit will be filed today in the federal Northern District of California. It is the 35th time in 27 weeks that California has sued the Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“SNAP applicants provide their private information on the understanding, backed by long-standing state and federal laws, that their information will not be used for unrelated purposes,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has tried to tap several state databases to \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/trump-ice-data-surveillance\">quickly amass troves of sensitive personal information\u003c/a> about hundreds of millions of people. Using that information is part of Trump’s effort to fulfill his campaign promise of carrying out the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His administration says collecting the data is aimed at preventing waste and fraud. Trump issued an executive order \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/data-sharing-guidance\">in March\u003c/a> that ordered his administration to have “unfettered access to comprehensive data from all state programs that receive federal funding.” In May, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-s1-5389952/usda-snap-doge-data-immigration\">NPR reported\u003c/a> that the administration sought Social Security numbers, addresses and, for one state, citizenship data, for SNAP recipients. The orders came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and DOGE, the previously Elon Musk-led White House office that sought to slash government spending and was met with numerous lawsuits.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Bonta said the Department of Agriculture “has never once asked states to turn over private and sensitive data on such a massive scale.” Now, it seeks five years of data about recipients, according to the attorneys general.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-trump-administration-illegally-sharing-californians%E2%80%99\">has already sued\u003c/a> Trump for his administration’s efforts to collect personal data from people who rely on government services. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, obtained access to people’s data held by the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency, including private medical information and other personal details about Medicaid recipients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nessel added that California and New York, the states leading the suit, contribute more in taxes to the federal government than they receive in federal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s our money,” Nessel said. “We paid tax dollars to the federal government, then the federal government, you know, routes that money back to us in the form of these essential programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added: “And so when you cut off programming like SNAP, it just goes into the pockets of Trump’s friends and billionaires, but we already paid for this stuff.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/2025/07/food-program-california/\">originally published on CalMatters\u003c/a> and was republished under the \u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives\u003c/a> license.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>Updated 3:05 p.m. Thursday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The House of Representatives narrowly passed President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046831/cruel-ugly-nasty-immoral-democrats-slam-mega-bill-ahead-of-house-vote\">federal budget proposal on Thursday\u003c/a>, slashing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12046134/a-big-bad-betrayal-san-jose-groups-protest-trumps-tax-bill\">social safety net programs\u003c/a> and extending tax cuts that Bay Area lawmakers say are a betrayal of the American people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Votes largely fell along party lines, with the exception of Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, who joined Democrats to vote against the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation heads to Trump’s desk next, and he is expected to sign it on July Fourth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a betrayal that abandons the needs of hardworking Americans and balloons the national debt by over $4 trillion — not to invest in the future, but to reward the wealthiest in our country at the expense of everyone else,” Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said in a statement on Thursday, referring to the legislation as the “Big, Ugly Bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the legislation makes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028454/potential-medicaid-cuts-who-would-be-affected-and-what-are-republicans-proposing\">largest cuts to Medicaid\u003c/a>, Medicare and federal food stamps programs in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 2 million California residents could also lose healthcare coverage as a result of more than $28.4 billion slashed from Medicaid funding to the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that rural hospitals could see services reduced or close their doors entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. \u003ccite>(Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marnie Regan, director of government relations at Larkin Street Youth Services, said that the nonprofit’s clients, many of whom are homeless or formerly homeless young people, are especially at risk of losing access to these services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the 18- to 25-year-olds Larkin supports work gig jobs, or hold multiple part-time roles that don’t include health benefits, or allow them to cobble together the income necessary to afford enough food — making them dependent on public assistance for healthcare and nutrition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s that sort of invisible part of the workforce that we are very, very concerned about losing their benefits,” she said, adding that many of these young people are especially likely to forgo routine and preventative health care when they don’t have access to Medicaid.[aside postID=news_12046831 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/LateefahSimonGetty2-1020x680.jpg']“They’re worried about the cost … they don’t do dental care, there’s a lot of things that they just don’t access,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also blocks abortion care providers, like Planned Parenthood, from receiving federal funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a federal law already prevents Medicaid from paying for abortions unless the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest or there is a threat to the pregnant person’s life, the bill would block Medicaid reimbursements for other care offered at these sites, like pregnancy testing, cancer screenings and contraceptives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a post on its website this week, Planned Parenthood said the bill could put as many as 200 of its health centers at risk of shutting down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The health and lives of 1.1 million patients across the country are at risk,” the organization said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom called the move to defund Planned Parenthood a “backdoor abortion ban.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/republican-proposed-calfresh-cuts-put-millions-of-californians-at-risk-of-hunger/\">5.5 million\u003c/a> Californians rely on food assistance benefits in California, which are nearly entirely funded by the federal government, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/republican-proposed-calfresh-cuts-put-millions-of-californians-at-risk-of-hunger/\">California Budget & Policy Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gina Fromer, the executive director of the service organization GLIDE, told KQED that its meal lines have already grown in anticipation of cuts to CalFresh, California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009979\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009979\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Gina Fromer, CEO of GLIDE, speaks at an event highlighting the work of the GLIDE Community Ambassadors program in the lobby of the GLIDE building in the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The organization serves three hot meals on weekdays, and previously offered bagged food instead of a full lunch and dinner service on weekends. This week, she said, GLIDE returned to a more full meal schedule on the weekend because of growing demand — especially as other city food providers, like Saint Anthony’s — \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/sf-tenderloin-st-anthony-layoffs/\">face cuts.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We already have families in our food line who can’t afford the third meal [of the day], now they’re not going be able to afford the second meal,” she told KQED. “The impact is going to be devastating to GLIDE because it’s a strain on our resources already that are [stretched thin].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All Republican members of Congress from California, including those in purple districts such as Rep. David Valadao, R-Bakersfield, voted in support of the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was not an easy decision for me,” Valadao said in a statement on Thursday. “I’ve been a vocal advocate for protecting and preserving Medicaid for the most vulnerable in my district. I know how important the program is for my constituents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump earlier blasted the three Senate Republicans who voted against the bill — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — threatening to support their challengers in upcoming primaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tillis announced his decision not to seek reelection on Sunday, the day after Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/donald-trump-threatens-thom-tillis-00431472\">threatened \u003c/a>the senator online for opposing cuts to Medicaid that Tillis warned would devastate his state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11804662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11804662\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi.jpg\" alt=\"North Bay Rep. John Garamendi (right), pictured in 2011. Garamendi and two other California congressmen want clarity from federal health officials in the wake of a whistleblower complaint.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1128\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-160x94.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-800x470.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-1020x599.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Bay Rep. John Garamendi (right), pictured in 2011. \u003ccite>(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It has been very, very clear that if a Republican does not vote for this bill, then Trump is going to come after them,” Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, told KQED this week after the bill passed the Senate. “They fear Trump.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to preserving tax cuts, the federal budget bill significantly ramps up funding for Trump’s immigration agenda. The bill includes nearly $45 billion for new detention centers and $14 billion for increased deportation operations and hiring more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Republicans have a choice between governance for the people or cruelty,” Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-Oakland, said Thursday in a statement. “It is undeniable that the policies in the bill will hurt communities in my district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Civil rights groups fighting against the bill said the impacts on vulnerable communities could be devastating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The bill will inflict generational harm on Black communities, people with disabilities, low-income families, veterans, immigrants, and countless others who already struggle to access basic necessities,” Janai Nelson, director of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11969248\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11969248\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/12/231206-LateefahSimon-19-BL-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lateefah Simon poses for a portrait on Dec. 6, 2023, after signing paperwork for her congressional campaign candidacy at the Alameda County Registrar of Voters Office in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The California Immigrant Policy Center, in a statement, called on Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers to “identify short and long-term opportunities to generate revenue to help mitigate the enormous harm this bill will cause.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also eliminates much of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11922351/3-ways-the-inflation-reduction-act-would-pay-you-to-help-fight-climate-change\">Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits\u003c/a> for renewable energy projects, efficient appliances and more, putting 686,000 California jobs at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Democrats, including Simon, threw amendments at the bill this week in hopes of delaying the vote and maintaining funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, they’re scrambling to determine next steps for healthcare and other basic needs programs slashed in Trump’s budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We will wake up tomorrow and fight another day, and many more days after that — until we create a society and government that we can actually be proud of,” said Simon, addressing her constituents in the statement. “That is what you sent me to Congress to do, and that is the clear-eyed goal I have for the coming months.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a betrayal that abandons the needs of hardworking Americans and balloons the national debt by over $4 trillion — not to invest in the future, but to reward the wealthiest in our country at the expense of everyone else,” Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, said in a statement on Thursday, referring to the legislation as the “Big, Ugly Bill.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the legislation makes the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12028454/potential-medicaid-cuts-who-would-be-affected-and-what-are-republicans-proposing\">largest cuts to Medicaid\u003c/a>, Medicare and federal food stamps programs in history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 2 million California residents could also lose healthcare coverage as a result of more than $28.4 billion slashed from Medicaid funding to the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that rural hospitals could see services reduced or close their doors entirely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047045\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047045\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/BigBeautifulBillAP1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. \u003ccite>(Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marnie Regan, director of government relations at Larkin Street Youth Services, said that the nonprofit’s clients, many of whom are homeless or formerly homeless young people, are especially at risk of losing access to these services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many of the 18- to 25-year-olds Larkin supports work gig jobs, or hold multiple part-time roles that don’t include health benefits, or allow them to cobble together the income necessary to afford enough food — making them dependent on public assistance for healthcare and nutrition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s that sort of invisible part of the workforce that we are very, very concerned about losing their benefits,” she said, adding that many of these young people are especially likely to forgo routine and preventative health care when they don’t have access to Medicaid.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“They’re worried about the cost … they don’t do dental care, there’s a lot of things that they just don’t access,” she told KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bill also blocks abortion care providers, like Planned Parenthood, from receiving federal funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While a federal law already prevents Medicaid from paying for abortions unless the pregnancy is a result of rape or incest or there is a threat to the pregnant person’s life, the bill would block Medicaid reimbursements for other care offered at these sites, like pregnancy testing, cancer screenings and contraceptives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a post on its website this week, Planned Parenthood said the bill could put as many as 200 of its health centers at risk of shutting down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The health and lives of 1.1 million patients across the country are at risk,” the organization said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom called the move to defund Planned Parenthood a “backdoor abortion ban.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/republican-proposed-calfresh-cuts-put-millions-of-californians-at-risk-of-hunger/\">5.5 million\u003c/a> Californians rely on food assistance benefits in California, which are nearly entirely funded by the federal government, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/republican-proposed-calfresh-cuts-put-millions-of-californians-at-risk-of-hunger/\">California Budget & Policy Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gina Fromer, the executive director of the service organization GLIDE, told KQED that its meal lines have already grown in anticipation of cuts to CalFresh, California’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12009979\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12009979\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/241017-GLIDE-COMMUNITY-AMBASSADORS-MD-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Gina Fromer, CEO of GLIDE, speaks at an event highlighting the work of the GLIDE Community Ambassadors program in the lobby of the GLIDE building in the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The organization serves three hot meals on weekdays, and previously offered bagged food instead of a full lunch and dinner service on weekends. This week, she said, GLIDE returned to a more full meal schedule on the weekend because of growing demand — especially as other city food providers, like Saint Anthony’s — \u003ca href=\"https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/sf-tenderloin-st-anthony-layoffs/\">face cuts.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We already have families in our food line who can’t afford the third meal [of the day], now they’re not going be able to afford the second meal,” she told KQED. “The impact is going to be devastating to GLIDE because it’s a strain on our resources already that are [stretched thin].”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All Republican members of Congress from California, including those in purple districts such as Rep. David Valadao, R-Bakersfield, voted in support of the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was not an easy decision for me,” Valadao said in a statement on Thursday. “I’ve been a vocal advocate for protecting and preserving Medicaid for the most vulnerable in my district. I know how important the program is for my constituents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump earlier blasted the three Senate Republicans who voted against the bill — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina — threatening to support their challengers in upcoming primaries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tillis announced his decision not to seek reelection on Sunday, the day after Trump \u003ca href=\"https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/06/28/congress/donald-trump-threatens-thom-tillis-00431472\">threatened \u003c/a>the senator online for opposing cuts to Medicaid that Tillis warned would devastate his state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11804662\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11804662\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi.jpg\" alt=\"North Bay Rep. John Garamendi (right), pictured in 2011. Garamendi and two other California congressmen want clarity from federal health officials in the wake of a whistleblower complaint.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1128\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-160x94.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-800x470.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/John-Garamendi-1020x599.jpg 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">North Bay Rep. John Garamendi (right), pictured in 2011. \u003ccite>(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It has been very, very clear that if a Republican does not vote for this bill, then Trump is going to come after them,” Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, told KQED this week after the bill passed the Senate. “They fear Trump.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to preserving tax cuts, the federal budget bill significantly ramps up funding for Trump’s immigration agenda. The bill includes nearly $45 billion for new detention centers and $14 billion for increased deportation operations and hiring more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Republicans have a choice between governance for the people or cruelty,” Rep. 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"content": "\u003cp>Leaders of five major \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Bay Area food banks\u003c/a> are sounding the alarm about massive and unprecedented cuts to a critical federal food assistance program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As members of Congress wrestle over how to defray the costs of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033802/how-cuts-medicaid-republican-gains-california\"> President Donald Trump’s tax cut plan,\u003c/a> the federal\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032878/gop-cuts-to-medicaid-snap-would-shrink-californias-economy-by-17-billion-and-kill-nearly-140000-jobs-new-study-finds\"> Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program\u003c/a>, known as SNAP — or CalFresh in California — is at risk of a nearly $300 billion cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, called it “the greatest rollback of food assistance that we have seen in our modern U.S. history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such a large slashing could severely hamper the program, reducing or ending benefits for nearly 700,000 people in the Bay Area alone, and roughly 40 million across the U.S., forcing even greater reliance on food banks that are already stretched thin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are committed to serving anyone who needs food. We are committed to showing up every day, but we cannot replace a gutted federal safety net,” Bacho said during a news conference Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044810\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Bacho, the CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, speaks during a press conference in San José on June 17, 2025, about potential cuts to the federal SNAP program. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, food bank leaders said demand for the supplemental nutrition they provide is already at or near all-time highs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tanis Crosby, executive director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, said a December 2023 \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/hunger-report-2023/\">survey \u003c/a>showed its clients were already struggling with historic levels of food insecurity, even before pandemic benefits ended and inflation more harshly pushed up prices on so many basic foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And now we’re facing this, the most consequential cut to SNAP in our lifetimes. And it’s a choice. It’s a policy choice that this government has,” Crosby told KQED. “We need to reject this bill. We need to reject these cuts. They are not necessary, and it’s going to leave tens of thousands of people without the benefits that they rely on to survive.”[aside postID=news_12032878 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/pexels-matheus-cenali-2733918-1020x680.jpeg']Historically, when SNAP benefits are reduced, such as when increased pandemic-era assistance ended, more people struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table lean on the network of pantries and organizations that distribute healthy staples from regional food banks into communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest, for example, serves both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, and officials say the nonprofit is currently providing meals to about 500,000 people every month, or roughly one out of every six people in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regi Young, the executive director of Alameda County Community Food Bank, said one in every four people is struggling with food insecurity in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The truth is that most of the families that receive food from us are already working families, but they don’t make enough money to be able to thrive in, quite frankly, one of the most expensive places in the country,” Young said in an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so we have a lot of families who are leveraging the monetary value of the food that they receive in order to supplement other costs — their rents, their utilities, their child care,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044813 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regi Young, the executive director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank, speaks during a press conference in San José on June 17, 2025, about potential cuts to the federal SNAP program. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The federal benefits go by several names, including SNAP, CalFresh, EBT, or food stamps, and often come in the form of a reloadable debit card that people can use to purchase groceries and snacks at grocery stores, retailers and farmers markets. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Leaders of five major \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11847203/food-banks-in-the-bay-area-how-to-find-and-support-your-local-facility\">Bay Area food banks\u003c/a> are sounding the alarm about massive and unprecedented cuts to a critical federal food assistance program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As members of Congress wrestle over how to defray the costs of\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033802/how-cuts-medicaid-republican-gains-california\"> President Donald Trump’s tax cut plan,\u003c/a> the federal\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032878/gop-cuts-to-medicaid-snap-would-shrink-californias-economy-by-17-billion-and-kill-nearly-140000-jobs-new-study-finds\"> Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program\u003c/a>, known as SNAP — or CalFresh in California — is at risk of a nearly $300 billion cut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, called it “the greatest rollback of food assistance that we have seen in our modern U.S. history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such a large slashing could severely hamper the program, reducing or ending benefits for nearly 700,000 people in the Bay Area alone, and roughly 40 million across the U.S., forcing even greater reliance on food banks that are already stretched thin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are committed to serving anyone who needs food. We are committed to showing up every day, but we cannot replace a gutted federal safety net,” Bacho said during a news conference Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044810\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044810\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-14_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Bacho, the CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, speaks during a press conference in San José on June 17, 2025, about potential cuts to the federal SNAP program. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Across the Bay Area, food bank leaders said demand for the supplemental nutrition they provide is already at or near all-time highs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tanis Crosby, executive director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, said a December 2023 \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/hunger-report-2023/\">survey \u003c/a>showed its clients were already struggling with historic levels of food insecurity, even before pandemic benefits ended and inflation more harshly pushed up prices on so many basic foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And now we’re facing this, the most consequential cut to SNAP in our lifetimes. And it’s a choice. It’s a policy choice that this government has,” Crosby told KQED. “We need to reject this bill. We need to reject these cuts. They are not necessary, and it’s going to leave tens of thousands of people without the benefits that they rely on to survive.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Historically, when SNAP benefits are reduced, such as when increased pandemic-era assistance ended, more people struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table lean on the network of pantries and organizations that distribute healthy staples from regional food banks into communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second Harvest, for example, serves both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, and officials say the nonprofit is currently providing meals to about 500,000 people every month, or roughly one out of every six people in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regi Young, the executive director of Alameda County Community Food Bank, said one in every four people is struggling with food insecurity in the East Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The truth is that most of the families that receive food from us are already working families, but they don’t make enough money to be able to thrive in, quite frankly, one of the most expensive places in the country,” Young said in an interview.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so we have a lot of families who are leveraging the monetary value of the food that they receive in order to supplement other costs — their rents, their utilities, their child care,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044813\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12044813 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-10_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regi Young, the executive director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank, speaks during a press conference in San José on June 17, 2025, about potential cuts to the federal SNAP program. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The federal benefits go by several names, including SNAP, CalFresh, EBT, or food stamps, and often come in the form of a reloadable debit card that people can use to purchase groceries and snacks at grocery stores, retailers and farmers markets. In California, anyone earning up to 200% of the\u003ca href=\"https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/dd73d4f00d8a819d10b2fdb70d254f7b/detailed-guidelines-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> federal poverty (PDF)\u003c/a> level is eligible, which for a family of four would be up to $64,300 each year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It boggles my mind that in the wealthiest country in the world, that we would actively dismantle our most successful hunger relief program and take away vital resources from communities that need it the most in order to support tax cuts for the wealthiest members of our communities,” Young said during the news conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food bank leaders say the benefits not only help those most in need, such as working-class families, students, people with disabilities and seniors, but also support local economies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A dollar of SNAP is generating $1.80 of economic benefit to that local community,” said Allison Goodwin, the president and CEO of Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa. “So not only are those families with young children given money into their pocket to purchase groceries, those dollars are going back out to those local retailers, grocers, food producers, the drivers that get it there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12044816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1999px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12044816\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-05_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-05_qed.jpg 1999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-05_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/06/250617-FOODBANKS-JG-05_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A staff member carts away a pallet of boxes filled with mixed fruit and vegetables at the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley warehouse in San José on June 17, 2025. \u003ccite>(Joseph Geha/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The proposed cuts to SNAP are the equivalent of roughly 9.5 billion meals annually, local officials said, which is far more than the entire charitable food system across the U.S. provides each year, at about 6.5 billion meals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caitlin Sly, the president and CEO of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, said food banks have faced many crises before, such as the 2008 recession and the pandemic in recent years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And every single time, our federal government has come through to help us weather those storms,” Sly said. “Unfortunately, right now, our federal government is creating a crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Preserving SNAP benefits isn’t just about preventing more people from going hungry, Bacho added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is also about dignity, and it’s about stability,” she said. “It is about the basic human right to survive in a country that has the means to do better.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>BAKERSFIELD — In 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/bakersfield\">Bakersfield\u003c/a> resident Elizabeth Ramirez’s mother broke three bones in a fall, leaving Ramirez with a new set of responsibilities: cooking and cleaning for her mom, bathing her and driving her to appointments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So I was caregiving for her on top of my kids,” Ramirez said. “It was just a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a few years of juggling, Ramirez became a registered care provider for her mother through the state’s In-Home Supportive Services, a program provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032878/gop-cuts-to-medicaid-snap-would-shrink-californias-economy-by-17-billion-and-kill-nearly-140000-jobs-new-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">through Medi-Cal\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the work I put into making sure she’s safe and healthy, I get paid for it now,” Ramirez said. “It’s such a good support system that keeps people from drowning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No congressional seat in California relies more on Medi-Cal than the 22nd District, which follows Interstate 5 and Highway 99 as they stretch southeast from Avenal and Delano, through almond and pistachio orchards, to Bakersfield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two-thirds of residents are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, which provides health care to low-income residents, people with disabilities and those living in nursing homes or need of a personal caregiver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11933948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11933948 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773.jpg\" alt=\"oil pumps in a field\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oil wells are seen at an oil facility by Interstate 5 near Bakersfield. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 22nd District is also experiencing an intense political shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 2020, voters here supported Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the presidential election by a 55%-42% margin. In November, Trump won the 22nd District, 52%-46% over Kamala Harris. The 19-point shift between 2020 and 2024 was the largest in California, securing incumbent Rep. David Valadao a comfortable victory that helped the GOP maintain control of the House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Connie Conway, the chair of the Republican Party of Tulare County, said Trump drew support from new voters — enough to start a young Republicans chapter in the county — and disaffected Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I say this to people all the time, and I know because I’m a lifelong Central Valley girl, ‘We’re pretty conservative no matter what your party registration is,” Conway said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across California, Trump made his largest gains in districts like the 22nd — inland, working class, majority-Latino and, according to a KQED analysis, heavily reliant on Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not known for our excess wealth, at least in our part of the Central Valley. We’re just hard-working people that share a lot of the same values: family, faith,” Conway said. “I think in this past election, that really resonated with a lot of folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GOP Gains and Medi-Cal Enrollment\" aria-label=\"Scatter Plot\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-svLzI\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/svLzI/6/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"576\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Republicans in Congress are moving ahead with plans to slash the health care program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House Republicans passed a budget resolution in February that set a goal of $2 trillion in spending cuts. It was the first step toward passing a budget that party leaders hope will include over $4.5 trillion in new spending and tax cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Top Republicans ruled out reductions to Social Security, Medicare and defense, leaving Medicaid as the most expensive program on the chopping block.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The path to achieving the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda could go straight through the pocketbooks of the voters who powered GOP progress in 2024. Cuts to Medicaid, which has enjoyed bipartisan support, could imperil representatives like Valadao and give \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032994/democrats-focus-their-message-on-gop-cuts-to-medicaid\">new life to Democrats\u003c/a> looking for ways to reverse their decline in California’s working class communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12033446 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/DonaldTrump100DaysGetty-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to say that there is an opportunity, since nothing good will come out of this budget, but the opportunity to clarify and define what we as a party are doing in this term of Trump is going to be critical,” said Orrin Evans, a Democratic strategist who has worked on multiple House campaigns in the state. “We have to be united in standing against this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED cross-referenced district-by-district Medicaid enrollment numbers from the UC Berkeley Labor Center with presidential vote totals from the 2020 and 2024 elections in each of the state’s 52 congressional districts, compiled by the California Target Book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the 13 seats with the largest shift toward Trump in 2024 — the top quartile of districts — eight were among the top quartile in Medi-Cal reliance. Twelve of the 13 had Medi-Cal populations above the state average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Valadao voted for the budget resolution, he has expressed concerns for his constituents who benefit from Medi-Cal and said he would not vote for a final budget bill “that risks leaving them behind.” It’s unclear how the party would offset the costs of tax cuts without targeting Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doing so could bring political risk for California Republicans beyond just vulnerable incumbents like Valadao. The GOP made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025617/confronting-trump-gotten-harder-california-legislature\">significant inroads\u003c/a> in communities still represented by Democrats in Congress — in the Central Valley, Inland Empire and along the state’s southern border — which fueled Republican gains further down the ballot in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shifts reflect the acceleration of a yearslong \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011642/how-the-diploma-divide-is-reshaping-politics-in-a-key-california-house-race\">political realignment\u003c/a> along \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908312/how-the-diploma-divide-polarizes-the-u-s-electorate\">educational lines\u003c/a>. During the Trump era, Democrats have gained ground in highly-educated suburban areas, such as coastal Orange and San Diego counties, and lost support in more working-class counties further inland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010091\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12010091 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/GettyImages-1255046550-1-scaled-e1743452454384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican Rep. David Valadao of California’s 22nd Congressional District, pictured in 2022. \u003ccite>(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In November, Republicans scored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016328/special-session-to-trump-proof-california-opens-in-sacramento\">two shocking victories\u003c/a> in state Assembly districts long held by Democrats in Imperial and Riverside counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valadao’s Bakersfield seat fits the profile of these areas in political transition. According to estimates from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey, nearly 60% of the citizen voting-age population is Latino, the most of any district in California. Meanwhile, fewer than one in 10 residents over age 24 hold a college degree, the lowest share of any district in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That particular district, President Trump did far better than other Republican candidates had done at the top of the ticket,” said Tal Eslick, Valadao’s former chief of staff, on KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030830/could-gop-spending-cuts-cost-republicans-the-house\">\u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “So I think this is an example of a district that’s changing, especially among, I would say, Hispanic males.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eslick and Conway attributed the GOP’s 2024 turnaround in the area to a mix of economic concerns, such as the cost of living, and social issues, including the debate over transgender rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can imagine a 70-year-old Hispanic female from Corcoran, I don’t think the trans issues or other issues like that resonated with her,” Eslick said. “I think [Democrats] lost many of those folks, and those folks went towards President Trump.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s exactly in these areas of the state that the health care coverage provided by Medi-Cal is a lifeline for residents, said Scott Graves, budget director at the California Budget & Policy Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the more rural areas of the state, in farming communities, they’re doing some pretty backbreaking jobs,” Graves said. “They’re not getting very well compensated for it, and they’re very unlikely to be offered a health coverage plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government covers roughly half of most Medicaid costs in California, splitting the expense with the state government. Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expanded to cover Californians making up to 138% of the federal poverty level ($21,597 for a single adult in 2025), with the federal government covering 90% of the new costs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12032710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12032710 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-16-KQED-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Ramirez outside the MLK Community Center in Bakersfield, where Rep. Ro Khanna held a town hall meeting on March 23, 2025, the first of three town hall events Khanna was set to hold in Republican-held congressional districts across the state. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Medi-Cal dollars are inextricably woven into the local economy in this part of the state. Kaweah Health Medical Center in Visalia is the largest hospital in Tulare County. It’s also the county’s largest employer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The hospital receives more than 30% of its revenue through Medi-Cal, according to Gary Herbst, Kaweah’s CEO, compared to less than 20% from private insurance. When Herbst first arrived at Kaweah in 1992, that ratio was reversed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Herbst has begun planning for various scenarios of cuts to Medicaid. If the federal government were to lower its cost-sharing to 45% for both traditional and expansion Medi-Cal enrollees, the loss for Kaweah would be around $60 million a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we were to lose 50, 60 million dollars a year in Medi-Cal funding, then where would I cut? How many hundreds of people would I have to lay off? How many services would I have to close?” he said. “We’ve never faced losses of this magnitude.”[aside postID=news_12022068 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-536950177-1020x680.jpg']Doctors and nurses at Kaweah would still be required to provide emergency services to anyone who shows up at the hospital, regardless of their ability to pay. So the cuts could potentially come to services such as colonoscopy screenings, surgeries for hip and knee replacements or primary care visits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not possible to cover a $50- to $60-million reduction in funding and say, ‘Oh, we’re just going to stop providing services to Medi-Cal patients,’” Herbst said. “We would literally be forced to close an entire service, probably multiple services, so it would affect all patients that are receiving those services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The consequences appeared to be on Valadao’s mind when he spoke on the House floor before voting to advance the GOP budget framework.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve heard from countless constituents who tell me the only way they can afford health care is through programs like Medicaid, and I will not support a final reconciliation bill that risks leaving them behind,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valadao said Congress is faced with “a historic opportunity to advance the key priorities of this administration.” By cutting spending, Congress would be able to extend crucial provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, such as the doubling of the standard deduction and the child tax credit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Valadao spoke, Rep. Steve Scalise, the House Majority Leader, said California’s 22nd District “is going to have a very loud voice as this process moves forward.” He said Medicaid could be strengthened by weeding out “waste, fraud and abuse,” without providing details on where that exists in the program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11930872\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11930872 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1231769719.jpg\" alt=\"A white man in a blue suit.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1231769719.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1231769719-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1231769719-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/11/GettyImages-1231769719-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) speaks during a news conference with other House Republican members on immigration in Washington in 2021. \u003ccite>(Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Valadao declined an interview for this story. Longtime allies such as Eslick and Conway were skeptical that Republicans in Congress would actually carry out large cuts to Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see a scenario in which Republicans, or for that matter any politician, go after an entitlement program that is pretty popular and obviously a key issue for a large swath of people,” Eslick said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It seems impossible for Republicans to achieve their ambitious goals for cutting spending without touching Medicaid. The budget plan passed by the House called for $880 billion in cuts over the next 10 years from programs overseen by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Just $581 billion of spending \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-03/61235-Boyle-Pallone.pdf\">under the committee’s\u003c/a> jurisdiction is for programs other than Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office.[aside postID=news_12032718 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/03/250323-DEM-TOWN-HALLS-MD-21-KQED-5-1020x680.jpg']Valadao is a political survivor, one of just two Republicans left in the House who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, but he’s not immune to the high-stakes politics of health care. In 2017, he voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. A year later, he lost his campaign for re-election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“David Valadao has a very clear choice: he can vote on behalf of his district or he can take another step towards a successful lobbying career which he will assume as soon as he is defeated,” said Evans, the Democratic strategist. “Voting for this draconian budget, there is no argument in how it would advance or help constituents in his district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another clue about Medicaid’s political potency lies in a little-noticed ballot measure passed in November by California voters. Proposition 35 extended a state tax on providers of health care plans and restricted the revenue to fund Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative passed overwhelmingly with 68% of the vote — outpacing other ballot measures with similar levels of bipartisan support — and it tallied 70% approval in those 13 seats that saw the largest shift toward Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dustin Corcoran, CEO of the California Medical Association, which represents physicians in the state, said Medicaid is often a blind spot for policymakers and elected officials, who typically receive health coverage on the private market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Corcoran saw a different reality as he traveled the state as co-chair of the Proposition 35 campaign. One stop took him to the campus of the UC Merced, in the heart of the 13th Congressional District, which has the third-highest Medi-Cal population and fourth-largest shift toward Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked this icebreaker: Who knows what Medicaid is?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every hand went up,” Corcoran said. “Every single hand in the room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the work I put into making sure she’s safe and healthy, I get paid for it now,” Ramirez said. “It’s such a good support system that keeps people from drowning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No congressional seat in California relies more on Medi-Cal than the 22nd District, which follows Interstate 5 and Highway 99 as they stretch southeast from Avenal and Delano, through almond and pistachio orchards, to Bakersfield.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two-thirds of residents are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, which provides health care to low-income residents, people with disabilities and those living in nursing homes or need of a personal caregiver.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11933948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11933948 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773.jpg\" alt=\"oil pumps in a field\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/GettyImages-1245162773-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oil wells are seen at an oil facility by Interstate 5 near Bakersfield. \u003ccite>(Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The 22nd District is also experiencing an intense political shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 2020, voters here supported Joe Biden over Donald Trump in the presidential election by a 55%-42% margin. In November, Trump won the 22nd District, 52%-46% over Kamala Harris. The 19-point shift between 2020 and 2024 was the largest in California, securing incumbent Rep. David Valadao a comfortable victory that helped the GOP maintain control of the House of Representatives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Connie Conway, the chair of the Republican Party of Tulare County, said Trump drew support from new voters — enough to start a young Republicans chapter in the county — and disaffected Democrats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I say this to people all the time, and I know because I’m a lifelong Central Valley girl, ‘We’re pretty conservative no matter what your party registration is,” Conway said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across California, Trump made his largest gains in districts like the 22nd — inland, working class, majority-Latino and, according to a KQED analysis, heavily reliant on Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re not known for our excess wealth, at least in our part of the Central Valley. We’re just hard-working people that share a lot of the same values: family, faith,” Conway said. “I think in this past election, that really resonated with a lot of folks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GOP Gains and Medi-Cal Enrollment\" aria-label=\"Scatter Plot\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-svLzI\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/svLzI/6/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"576\" data-external=\"1\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, Republicans in Congress are moving ahead with plans to slash the health care program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>House Republicans passed a budget resolution in February that set a goal of $2 trillion in spending cuts. It was the first step toward passing a budget that party leaders hope will include over $4.5 trillion in new spending and tax cuts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Top Republicans ruled out reductions to Social Security, Medicare and defense, leaving Medicaid as the most expensive program on the chopping block.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The path to achieving the centerpiece of Trump’s legislative agenda could go straight through the pocketbooks of the voters who powered GOP progress in 2024. Cuts to Medicaid, which has enjoyed bipartisan support, could imperil representatives like Valadao and give \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12032994/democrats-focus-their-message-on-gop-cuts-to-medicaid\">new life to Democrats\u003c/a> looking for ways to reverse their decline in California’s working class communities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t want to say that there is an opportunity, since nothing good will come out of this budget, but the opportunity to clarify and define what we as a party are doing in this term of Trump is going to be critical,” said Orrin Evans, a Democratic strategist who has worked on multiple House campaigns in the state. “We have to be united in standing against this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED cross-referenced district-by-district Medicaid enrollment numbers from the UC Berkeley Labor Center with presidential vote totals from the 2020 and 2024 elections in each of the state’s 52 congressional districts, compiled by the California Target Book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the 13 seats with the largest shift toward Trump in 2024 — the top quartile of districts — eight were among the top quartile in Medi-Cal reliance. Twelve of the 13 had Medi-Cal populations above the state average.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Valadao voted for the budget resolution, he has expressed concerns for his constituents who benefit from Medi-Cal and said he would not vote for a final budget bill “that risks leaving them behind.” It’s unclear how the party would offset the costs of tax cuts without targeting Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doing so could bring political risk for California Republicans beyond just vulnerable incumbents like Valadao. The GOP made \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12025617/confronting-trump-gotten-harder-california-legislature\">significant inroads\u003c/a> in communities still represented by Democrats in Congress — in the Central Valley, Inland Empire and along the state’s southern border — which fueled Republican gains further down the ballot in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shifts reflect the acceleration of a yearslong \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12011642/how-the-diploma-divide-is-reshaping-politics-in-a-key-california-house-race\">political realignment\u003c/a> along \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101908312/how-the-diploma-divide-polarizes-the-u-s-electorate\">educational lines\u003c/a>. During the Trump era, Democrats have gained ground in highly-educated suburban areas, such as coastal Orange and San Diego counties, and lost support in more working-class counties further inland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12010091\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12010091 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/10/GettyImages-1255046550-1-scaled-e1743452454384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican Rep. David Valadao of California’s 22nd Congressional District, pictured in 2022. \u003ccite>(Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In November, Republicans scored \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12016328/special-session-to-trump-proof-california-opens-in-sacramento\">two shocking victories\u003c/a> in state Assembly districts long held by Democrats in Imperial and Riverside counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valadao’s Bakersfield seat fits the profile of these areas in political transition. According to estimates from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey, nearly 60% of the citizen voting-age population is Latino, the most of any district in California. Meanwhile, fewer than one in 10 residents over age 24 hold a college degree, the lowest share of any district in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That particular district, President Trump did far better than other Republican candidates had done at the top of the ticket,” said Tal Eslick, Valadao’s former chief of staff, on KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12030830/could-gop-spending-cuts-cost-republicans-the-house\">\u003cem>Political Breakdown\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. “So I think this is an example of a district that’s changing, especially among, I would say, Hispanic males.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eslick and Conway attributed the GOP’s 2024 turnaround in the area to a mix of economic concerns, such as the cost of living, and social issues, including the debate over transgender rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can imagine a 70-year-old Hispanic female from Corcoran, I don’t think the trans issues or other issues like that resonated with her,” Eslick said. “I think [Democrats] lost many of those folks, and those folks went towards President Trump.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s exactly in these areas of the state that the health care coverage provided by Medi-Cal is a lifeline for residents, said Scott Graves, budget director at the California Budget & Policy Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the more rural areas of the state, in farming communities, they’re doing some pretty backbreaking jobs,” Graves said. “They’re not getting very well compensated for it, and they’re very unlikely to be offered a health coverage plan.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government covers roughly half of most Medicaid costs in California, splitting the expense with the state government. 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If the federal government were to lower its cost-sharing to 45% for both traditional and expansion Medi-Cal enrollees, the loss for Kaweah would be around $60 million a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we were to lose 50, 60 million dollars a year in Medi-Cal funding, then where would I cut? How many hundreds of people would I have to lay off? How many services would I have to close?” he said. “We’ve never faced losses of this magnitude.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Valadao is a political survivor, one of just two Republicans left in the House who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, but he’s not immune to the high-stakes politics of health care. In 2017, he voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. A year later, he lost his campaign for re-election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“David Valadao has a very clear choice: he can vote on behalf of his district or he can take another step towards a successful lobbying career which he will assume as soon as he is defeated,” said Evans, the Democratic strategist. “Voting for this draconian budget, there is no argument in how it would advance or help constituents in his district.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another clue about Medicaid’s political potency lies in a little-noticed ballot measure passed in November by California voters. Proposition 35 extended a state tax on providers of health care plans and restricted the revenue to fund Medi-Cal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative passed overwhelmingly with 68% of the vote — outpacing other ballot measures with similar levels of bipartisan support — and it tallied 70% approval in those 13 seats that saw the largest shift toward Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dustin Corcoran, CEO of the California Medical Association, which represents physicians in the state, said Medicaid is often a blind spot for policymakers and elected officials, who typically receive health coverage on the private market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Corcoran saw a different reality as he traveled the state as co-chair of the Proposition 35 campaign. One stop took him to the campus of the UC Merced, in the heart of the 13th Congressional District, which has the third-highest Medi-Cal population and fourth-largest shift toward Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He asked this icebreaker: Who knows what Medicaid is?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every hand went up,” Corcoran said. “Every single hand in the room.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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There are the sorts of things that also lead to unemployment rates going up, to state tax revenues going down as opposed to just the effect for the low-income people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although huge numbers of lower-income Americans benefit from the programs, Ku said, the direct recipients of Medicaid payments and SNAP benefits are actually health care providers and grocery stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What happens is if they lose money because of the SNAP or Medicaid cutbacks, then these businesses need to reduce how much spending they have,” said Ku, whose analysis is based on each state’s most recent federal medical assistance expenditures, as well as U.S. Department of Agriculture SNAP benefit spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_12028454 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/02/GettyImages-2177324845-1020x680.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So they need to lay off staff. They need to buy fewer stuff from other places,” he said. “Ultimately speaking, this leads to broader reductions in the economy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cutbacks will also lower the amount of taxes that state and local governments can collect, with state and local tax revenues falling by about $1.4 billion in California alone, Ku added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This would be in addition to the budget problems the state is already facing,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Medicaid provides health insurance to more than 72 million Americans with limited incomes and funds long-term care for some seniors. In California, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/dashboards/Pages/Medi-Cal-Enrollment-and-Renewals-Dashboard-January2025.aspx\">nearly 15 million people\u003c/a> — more than a third of residents — are enrolled in Medi-Cal, the state’s version of the program. About two-thirds of funding for state Medicaid programs is federal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, nearly 42 million Americans — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/snap_factsheet_california.pdf\">more than 5 million in California\u003c/a> — are enrolled in SNAP, which offers food benefits to lower-income families and is funded entirely by the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taken together, the Republican proposal to cut upward of $880 billion in funding for Medicaid and $230 billion for SNAP over the next 10 years would collectively reduce state GDPs by $113 billion in 2026, resulting in the loss of more than 1 million jobs, Ku estimates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would say the point that we’re trying to make is [Republicans] should be aware that the deep cuts they’re talking about are going to increase unemployment. They’re not going to help strengthen the economy of states,” Ku said. “They’re going to make it harder for states to balance their budgets.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. House of Representatives’ current budget resolution \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/briefing/republicans-medicaid.html\">offers a blueprint\u003c/a> for the so-called reconciliation bill that Republicans hope to pass in the coming months. The legislation would extend the 2017 tax cuts that lawmakers passed during President Donald Trump’s first term, offsetting the cost by slashing funding to safety net programs, which Republicans have long attacked as being rife with fraud and waste.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while the House resolution doesn’t explicitly call for cutting Medicaid or food assistance, it directs two House committees with jurisdiction over the programs to identify the $1 trillion in cuts, something that would be virtually impossible without slashing Medicaid and SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a fairness problem here,” Ku said. “These will be cuts that will harm people, will harm state economies, will increase unemployment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lesleymcclurg\">\u003cem>Lesley McClurg\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this story\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"#debtceiling\">\u003cstrong>How will the debt ceiling deal affect me if I’m on CalFresh?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>California lawmakers and social safety net advocates are scrambling to prepare for the effects of new restrictions on federal assistance programs, such as food stamps and cash aid, which are expected as part of a federal debt ceiling deal headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. Anti-poverty advocates say the new restrictions come at the worst possible moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between 2019 and 2021, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/poverty-in-california/\">poverty in California fell\u003c/a>, largely thanks to expanded social safety net programs put in place during the pandemic, according to data from the California Poverty Measure (CPM). About 3.9 million more Californians (10.3%) would have been in poverty without those programs, according to the CPM. CalFresh alone kept 1 million Californians out of poverty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, in fall 2021, 28.7% of residents were “poor” or “near poor,” down from 34.0% in 2019. Almost two-thirds of poor Californians lived in families with at least one working adult (excluding families with only older adults).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Andrew Cheyne, managing director of public policy, GRACE End Child Poverty California\"]‘The data shows that taking food assistance away is not helping someone find a job. It is simply taking away their ability to buy groceries and to prevent hunger.’[/pullquote]But advocates said those numbers may rebound due to the proposed cuts. The deal announced Sunday would subject more older adults to time limits on food stamp assistance and more families to work requirements in order for them to get cash support. That could put a wrench in plans to expand some social services in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New federal rules could complicate state’s plans\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>State Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D-Los Angeles) is among the lawmakers who \u003ca href=\"https://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/senator-menjivar-pursues-increase-nutrition-assistance-calfresh-minimum-benefit-adequacy-act\">introduced bills earlier this year to expand food stamp benefits in California\u003c/a>. She said new federal rules could complicate the state’s plans by adding to the daunting administrative burdens that come with changing programs that serve so many people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All the work that I’ve been doing so far just feels like now has hit a big wall,” she said, “because depending on what happens in Washington, D.C., [that] will really determine if this will be able to move forward or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) is more concerned about the proposed changes to a cash aid program. She says 140,000 families in the state could lose a \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/forms/English/WINS1.pdf\">small stipend for food (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003cbr>\n[aside postID=\"news_11945814,news_11943420,news_11940602\" label=\"Related Posts\"]“Either we face those families losing that benefit or us having to compensate for it in the budget,” she said. “And we’re in a situation with the [state budget] shortfall this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers only have until June 15 to adopt a budget for the coming year. But Skinner said talks are underway to explore solutions. She’s more confident the state can mitigate new restrictions proposed for the food stamp program, noting the \u003ca href=\"https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sbud.senate.ca.gov/files/Protect%20Our%20Progress%20-%20Senate%20Democrats%27%20Plan%20-%20Step%202_Final.pdf\">Senate budget plan (PDF)\u003c/a> included calls to expand benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While it’s not a done deal, I have more confidence that California will be able to address that part,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deal brokered between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps and dubbed CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"debtceiling\">\u003c/a>How eligibility would change under debt ceiling deal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Work requirements are already in place for most nondisabled adults up to 49, limiting their access to food stamps to three months out of every three years unless they can show they’re working 20 hours a week or meet other criteria. The compromise plan would gradually raise the maximum age to 54 by 2025 and make it more difficult for states to waive work requirements for some people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a win for Democrats, the bill would also expand some benefits for veterans, unhoused people and former foster youth through age 24. The upshot, according to initial projections, is that numbers will stay roughly stable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There will be about as many people newly protected as newly subject to time limits because of the age change,” National Economic Council Deputy Director Aviva Aron-Dine said at a press briefing on the agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All changes to the SNAP program would expire in 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deal would also tighten work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program — CalWORKs in California — which provides cash aid to families with children, by making it harder for states to exempt families from the requirements. .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this month, \u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home?publish=yes\">about 3 million California households\u003c/a> receive CalFresh benefits. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530\">Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>, the projected number of cases with CalWORKs for 2023 increased by 44,435, bringing the total to 398,409.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food stamp benefits expanded during the pandemic. When that ended this March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/temporary-pandemic-snap-benefits-will-end-in-remaining-35-states-in-march\">Californians saw their allotments drop by about $84 a month per person\u003c/a>, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have just gone over the largest hunger cliff in history,” said Andrew Cheyne, managing director of public policy for the nonprofit GRACE End Child Poverty California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said now is not the time to further limit access to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The data show that taking food assistance away is not helping someone find a job. It is simply taking away their ability to buy groceries and to prevent hunger,” he said. “How does putting hunger on someone’s résumé support them?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, food banks are reporting surging demand. The Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) has seen calls to its emergency food helpline double since the emergency allotment expired, said Michael Altfest, the food bank’s director of community engagement\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a lot of households reaching out over the last couple of months, very confused and often angry about what’s been happening,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Alameda County, the recent reduction in food stamp benefits means that families are forgoing about 3.1 million meals per month, according to an analysis by ACCFB staff. The food bank, by comparison, distributes between 4 million and 5 million meals per month, Altfest said: “That’s a number that our foodbank simply cannot make up for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the proposed SNAP limits and expansions result in a wash, Altfest said changes can sow chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Any time that Congress puts limits on the SNAP program, it adds confusion and just causes more people to go hungry,” he said. “And for us, that means it’s going to drive demand to food banks, which are already strapped for resources.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Either we face those families losing that benefit or us having to compensate for it in the budget,” she said. “And we’re in a situation with the [state budget] shortfall this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State lawmakers only have until June 15 to adopt a budget for the coming year. But Skinner said talks are underway to explore solutions. She’s more confident the state can mitigate new restrictions proposed for the food stamp program, noting the \u003ca href=\"https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/sites/sbud.senate.ca.gov/files/Protect%20Our%20Progress%20-%20Senate%20Democrats%27%20Plan%20-%20Step%202_Final.pdf\">Senate budget plan (PDF)\u003c/a> included calls to expand benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While it’s not a done deal, I have more confidence that California will be able to address that part,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deal brokered between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps and dubbed CalFresh in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"debtceiling\">\u003c/a>How eligibility would change under debt ceiling deal\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Work requirements are already in place for most nondisabled adults up to 49, limiting their access to food stamps to three months out of every three years unless they can show they’re working 20 hours a week or meet other criteria. The compromise plan would gradually raise the maximum age to 54 by 2025 and make it more difficult for states to waive work requirements for some people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a win for Democrats, the bill would also expand some benefits for veterans, unhoused people and former foster youth through age 24. The upshot, according to initial projections, is that numbers will stay roughly stable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There will be about as many people newly protected as newly subject to time limits because of the age change,” National Economic Council Deputy Director Aviva Aron-Dine said at a press briefing on the agreement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All changes to the SNAP program would expire in 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deal would also tighten work requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program — CalWORKs in California — which provides cash aid to families with children, by making it harder for states to exempt families from the requirements. .\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of this month, \u003ca href=\"https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/california.department.of.social.services/viz/CFdashboard-PUBLIC/Home?publish=yes\">about 3 million California households\u003c/a> receive CalFresh benefits. According to the \u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4530\">Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>, the projected number of cases with CalWORKs for 2023 increased by 44,435, bringing the total to 398,409.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food stamp benefits expanded during the pandemic. When that ended this March, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/temporary-pandemic-snap-benefits-will-end-in-remaining-35-states-in-march\">Californians saw their allotments drop by about $84 a month per person\u003c/a>, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have just gone over the largest hunger cliff in history,” said Andrew Cheyne, managing director of public policy for the nonprofit GRACE End Child Poverty California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said now is not the time to further limit access to help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The data show that taking food assistance away is not helping someone find a job. It is simply taking away their ability to buy groceries and to prevent hunger,” he said. “How does putting hunger on someone’s résumé support them?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, food banks are reporting surging demand. The Alameda County Community Food Bank (ACCFB) has seen calls to its emergency food helpline double since the emergency allotment expired, said Michael Altfest, the food bank’s director of community engagement\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had a lot of households reaching out over the last couple of months, very confused and often angry about what’s been happening,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Alameda County, the recent reduction in food stamp benefits means that families are forgoing about 3.1 million meals per month, according to an analysis by ACCFB staff. The food bank, by comparison, distributes between 4 million and 5 million meals per month, Altfest said: “That’s a number that our foodbank simply cannot make up for.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if the proposed SNAP limits and expansions result in a wash, Altfest said changes can sow chaos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was updated at 1:40 p.m., Thursday, April 6.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">\u003cstrong>Where to find additional money and food support if your CalFresh benefits are dropping\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/data-portal/research-and-data/calfresh-data-dashboard\">Over 3 million households around California use CalFresh\u003c/a>, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the food benefits program also known as “food stamps.” According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/data-portal/research-and-data/calfresh-data-dashboard\">the state’s most recent data from January 2023\u003c/a>, that’s more than 5 million people using these funds to ensure they have access to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the pandemic, folks using CalFresh have been receiving extra funds, called “emergency allotments,” in recognition of the extreme challenges the COVID pandemic has been causing to people’s lives and jobs. This increase was at least $95 in CalFresh benefits per month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting in April, CalFresh users will notice a big drop in their food benefits. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/calfreshcovid19\">those extra CalFresh pandemic funds were discontinued on Feb. 28\u003c/a>, making March the last month the emergency allotments will appear in your CalFresh benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to find out why this is happening, or jump straight to \u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">where you can find additional food support and benefits\u003c/a> if you’re going to be affected by this drop in CalFresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you a student on CalFresh? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11945814/college-students-your-calfresh-eligibility-is-about-to-change-heres-what-to-do\">Read more about how your eligibility for food benefits is also changing starting June 10.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Why is this drop in my CalFresh benefits happening?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The sharp reduction in CalFresh funds is due to federal funding changes for SNAP programs across the whole United States — not because of a change in California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — the federal agency that oversees SNAP programs nationwide — gave states extra funding so they could increase food benefits for people using SNAP. The increase allowed California to up the amount CalFresh users received every month, either to the maximum amount allowed or by adding a $95 increase for the people already getting the maximum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, a 2023 Congressional spending bill — the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 — has ended the pandemic-era release of these extra funds to households across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So how much money in CalFresh benefits will I now lose?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Starting in April, your CalFresh benefits will go back down to their pre-pandemic levels, according to what you’re currently eligible for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These emergency allotments were $95 \u003cem>minimum\u003c/em>. So the end of these extra funds means that a person using CalFresh \u003cem>at the very least\u003c/em> is losing $95 each month in their food benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">Both your regular CalFresh benefits and how much emergency allotment you’ve been receiving are calculated based on your personal circumstances (PDF)\u003c/a>, which includes how many people are in your household, what your income is and what tax deductions you claim. The bigger your household and the lower your income, the larger your CalFresh benefits will be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">\u003cstrong>Where to find additional money and food support if your CalFresh benefits are dropping\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">You can go here to see the income thresholds and maximum CalFresh monthly allotments (PDF)\u003c/a> that are currently in effect through Sept. 30, 2023. But remember that the dollar amounts for regular CalFresh allotments shown in the table below represent the \u003cem>absolute maximum amount\u003c/em> available to a household based on their circumstances, not the average. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/fy-2023-cola\">The minimum CalFresh allotment available is $23.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11943797\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1242px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11943797\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2.png\" alt=\"A table that shows Maximum Monthly allotments for CalFresh users\" width=\"1242\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2.png 1242w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-800x526.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-1020x671.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-160x105.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A table that shows maximum monthly allotments for CalFresh users. \u003ccite>(California Department of Social Services)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How will this affect Californians using CalFresh?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CalMatters has reported that since November, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/calfresh-emergency-allotments-ending/\">the extra emergency allotment boosts have amounted to more than $500 million a month\u003c/a> in additional food stamps for lower-income Californians, according to USDA data. Becky Silva, government relations director at the California Association of Food Banks, told CalMatters that a single-person household could see their food aid drop from $281 a month to as low as $23 in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco alone, officials at the city’s Human Services Agency (SFHSA) estimated in a March 1 press conference that around 70,000 households receiving CalFresh — more than 96,000 individuals — will lose an average of $160 per month, totaling a loss of $11.5 million citywide. The SFHSA estimates that older people, people with disabilities and families with multiple children will be most affected by these CalFresh changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), the agency that administers CalFresh, says that it’s been using “many methods of communication” to alert CalFresh users about the imminent drop in funds, including texts, social media, automated phone calls and a January mailer sent to all people using CalFresh. This messaging, the agency says, has been translated into Spanish, Vietnamese, Armenian and Cantonese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/CFF-COVID/emergency-allotment-flyer-english.pdf\">official flyer warning of the CalFresh funding changes (PDF)\u003c/a>, CDSS advises people being hit by this sudden drop in food benefits in April that they can “get free food from your local food bank” as an “additional food resource.” The agency notes that both the state and the USDA also have made more funding available to food banks recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, many advocates are deeply concerned about the impact on hunger in California. Particularly concerned are food bank representatives, whose organizations have already seen huge demand during the pandemic, and are themselves being squeezed by the food inflation that’s affecting the people that food banks serve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/calfresh-emergency-allotments-ending/\">“There’s no way to overstate how devastating this is going to be,”\u003c/a> Silva from the California Association of Food Banks told CalMatters. “Families are going to see a dramatic and sudden drop in their food benefits at a time when food price inflation and the cost of living in California especially is through the roof.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Altfest, Alameda County Community Food Bank’s director of community engagement, says that the loss in Alameda County alone will amount to more than 3 million meals in the county per month. “Our food bank can’t make up 3.1 million meals,” Altfest said. “It’s physically impossible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to see a huge jump in demand,” he said. “And I think food banks across the country are going to struggle to make this up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altfest says that many food banks across the state are joining forces with lawmakers and “working on a number of bills and proposals that we’ve been lobbying for.” These measures not only \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-02/millions-of-californians-see-catastrophic-end-of-covid-19-food-benefits-as-inflation-climbs\">advocate for increased state funding for food banks, but also for the state to augment federal SNAP benefits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"foodsupport\">\u003c/a>Where can I find additional money and support if my CalFresh benefits are dropping?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First, make sure you’re getting all the CalFresh benefits you’re entitled to\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your income has gone down, or stopped because you’ve lost your job or your expenses have risen, you may be eligible for more CalFresh benefits. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">See the income thresholds and maximum CalFresh monthly allotments [PDF]\u003c/a> that are currently in effect through Sept. 30, 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s your situation, you should contact your local social services office. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/county-offices\">Find your local social services office.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Call 211\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFresh officials say that if you are in “immediate need of food assistance,” you can dial 211 and speak with someone about food services that are available in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This hotline is open 24 hours a day, but they warn that “not all areas provide 211 phone support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alternatively, the CalFresh Info Line can be reached at (877) 847-3663. The California Department of Social Services Helpline is (888) 445-1955, which CalFresh says can also offer information and assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use your county’s food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are food assistance options that are separate from food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in the city and county of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/sites/default/files/Directory_Community%20meals%202022-23.pdf\">Locations where you can find a community meal (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $4\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/foodsecurity/everyone.php\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/foodsecurity/everyone.php\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/food-housing-finance/food-access-resource-list-2021.06.21.pdf\">List of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/food\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a>, including details of meals for K–12 students and college students\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fifnv.org/wp-content/uploads/FoodResources.pdf\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fifnv.org/events\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (calendar view)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/emergencies/emfood.asp\">Resources for emergency food assistance in Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Sonoma County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/human-services/divisions-and-services/economic-assistance/food-and-nutrition-benefits/other-food-programs\">Meals and food service resources in Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Santa Clara County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://socialservices.sccgov.org/food-assistance\">Food resources, including delivery, for older adults in Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get free produce at a farmers market that’s participating in California’s Fruit and Vegetable EBT pilot \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s Fruit and Vegetable EBT pilot provides CalFresh participants with up to $60 per month in rebates when they use their EBT card to pay for California-grown produce at a limited number of farmers markets and grocery stores statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How it works: If you have funds on your EBT card and use them to pay for eligible produce at a participating location, you’ll instantly get a rebate for the cost of that produce — effectively making it free at the point of sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More stores will be participating in this pilot program in 2023. But right now, you can get up to $60 worth of California-grown produce with your EBT card at the following farmers markets and stores in the wider Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://napafarmersmarket.org/\">\u003cem>Napa Farmers Market\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>110 West Street, Napa, CA 94559 (already in effect at the Saturday market; starts April 4 at the Tuesday market)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://splashpad.org/farmers-market/\">\u003cem>Grand Lake Farmers Market\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>746 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 (starting April 8)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://marketlocations.com/\">Country Club Plaza Farmers Market\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>2405 Butano Drive, Sacramento, CA 95828\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>See the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ebt/california-fruit-vegetable-ebt-pilot-project\">full list of stores and farmers markets that are already participating in the Fruit and Vegetables EBT pilot\u003c/a>, as well as the Bay Area locations that will start participating in April 2023 (dates TBD).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apply for WIC\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program is income-based, and is available to pregnant people, plus new parents and grandparents of young children. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC#howToGetWIC\">See whether you’re eligible for WIC and apply online.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use Market Match to double your CalFresh or WIC dollars at a farmers market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/\">Market Match\u003c/a> is a statewide program that enables you to double your CalFresh or Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) funds at certain farmers markets and farm-direct locations near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How it works: Use the Market Match map to \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">find a participating farmers market or other farm-direct location near you\u003c/a>, and when you arrive during operating hours, go to that market’s information booth with your EBT card and ask for Market Match. \u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">Your EBT card will be swiped for a dollar amount of your choice\u003c/a>, and in return you’ll receive tokens for double that dollar amount to spend at the market. (Another way of looking at it: Market Match effectively gives you 50% off produce you buy at participating farmers markets.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some markets will have a limit on the amount of CalFresh or WIC dollars you can have matched (often $10); others have no limit. Consider watching \u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">Market Match’s short “how it works” video\u003c/a> before using Market Match for the first time at a farmers market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find a food bank or community pantry near you\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">find a local foodbank through the California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, or keep scrolling for a list of food banks and community kitchens, pantries and more near you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityimpact.com/programs/#hunger\">San Francisco City Impact\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodrunners.org/\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oldfirst.org/volunteer.html\">Old First Presbyterian Church Inter-Faith Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> (and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer-community/\">ACCFB’s partner organizations\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/\">Berkeley Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edfufoundation.org/bay-area-street-pantry.html\">Bay Area Street Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/program/food-distribution/\">Unity Council’s Food Security Project\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://trivalleyhaven.org/homeless-and-family-support/food-pantry/\">Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refp.org/\">Richmond Emergency Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://tmcoakland.org/\">Telegraph Community Ministry Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\">Community Action of Napa Valley Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sacredheartcs.org/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://rolfusa.org/food-pantry-more\">River of Life Foundation Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other, smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, helpful explainers and guides about issues like COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story contains additional reporting by KQED’s Sara Hossaini, and has been updated to include the latest numbers from the California Department of Social Services on how many people statewide use CalFresh.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was updated at 1:40 p.m., Thursday, April 6.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">\u003cstrong>Where to find additional money and food support if your CalFresh benefits are dropping\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/data-portal/research-and-data/calfresh-data-dashboard\">Over 3 million households around California use CalFresh\u003c/a>, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the food benefits program also known as “food stamps.” According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/data-portal/research-and-data/calfresh-data-dashboard\">the state’s most recent data from January 2023\u003c/a>, that’s more than 5 million people using these funds to ensure they have access to food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the pandemic, folks using CalFresh have been receiving extra funds, called “emergency allotments,” in recognition of the extreme challenges the COVID pandemic has been causing to people’s lives and jobs. This increase was at least $95 in CalFresh benefits per month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting in April, CalFresh users will notice a big drop in their food benefits. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/calfreshcovid19\">those extra CalFresh pandemic funds were discontinued on Feb. 28\u003c/a>, making March the last month the emergency allotments will appear in your CalFresh benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading to find out why this is happening, or jump straight to \u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">where you can find additional food support and benefits\u003c/a> if you’re going to be affected by this drop in CalFresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Are you a student on CalFresh? \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11945814/college-students-your-calfresh-eligibility-is-about-to-change-heres-what-to-do\">Read more about how your eligibility for food benefits is also changing starting June 10.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Why is this drop in my CalFresh benefits happening?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The sharp reduction in CalFresh funds is due to federal funding changes for SNAP programs across the whole United States — not because of a change in California law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — the federal agency that oversees SNAP programs nationwide — gave states extra funding so they could increase food benefits for people using SNAP. The increase allowed California to up the amount CalFresh users received every month, either to the maximum amount allowed or by adding a $95 increase for the people already getting the maximum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now, a 2023 Congressional spending bill — the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 — has ended the pandemic-era release of these extra funds to households across the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>So how much money in CalFresh benefits will I now lose?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Starting in April, your CalFresh benefits will go back down to their pre-pandemic levels, according to what you’re currently eligible for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These emergency allotments were $95 \u003cem>minimum\u003c/em>. So the end of these extra funds means that a person using CalFresh \u003cem>at the very least\u003c/em> is losing $95 each month in their food benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">Both your regular CalFresh benefits and how much emergency allotment you’ve been receiving are calculated based on your personal circumstances (PDF)\u003c/a>, which includes how many people are in your household, what your income is and what tax deductions you claim. The bigger your household and the lower your income, the larger your CalFresh benefits will be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"#foodsupport\">\u003cstrong>Where to find additional money and food support if your CalFresh benefits are dropping\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">You can go here to see the income thresholds and maximum CalFresh monthly allotments (PDF)\u003c/a> that are currently in effect through Sept. 30, 2023. But remember that the dollar amounts for regular CalFresh allotments shown in the table below represent the \u003cem>absolute maximum amount\u003c/em> available to a household based on their circumstances, not the average. \u003ca href=\"https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/fy-2023-cola\">The minimum CalFresh allotment available is $23.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11943797\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1242px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11943797\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2.png\" alt=\"A table that shows Maximum Monthly allotments for CalFresh users\" width=\"1242\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2.png 1242w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-800x526.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-1020x671.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/03/calfresh-elig2-160x105.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A table that shows maximum monthly allotments for CalFresh users. \u003ccite>(California Department of Social Services)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>How will this affect Californians using CalFresh?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>CalMatters has reported that since November, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/calfresh-emergency-allotments-ending/\">the extra emergency allotment boosts have amounted to more than $500 million a month\u003c/a> in additional food stamps for lower-income Californians, according to USDA data. Becky Silva, government relations director at the California Association of Food Banks, told CalMatters that a single-person household could see their food aid drop from $281 a month to as low as $23 in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco alone, officials at the city’s Human Services Agency (SFHSA) estimated in a March 1 press conference that around 70,000 households receiving CalFresh — more than 96,000 individuals — will lose an average of $160 per month, totaling a loss of $11.5 million citywide. The SFHSA estimates that older people, people with disabilities and families with multiple children will be most affected by these CalFresh changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), the agency that administers CalFresh, says that it’s been using “many methods of communication” to alert CalFresh users about the imminent drop in funds, including texts, social media, automated phone calls and a January mailer sent to all people using CalFresh. This messaging, the agency says, has been translated into Spanish, Vietnamese, Armenian and Cantonese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In its \u003ca href=\"https://cdss.ca.gov/Portals/13/CFF-COVID/emergency-allotment-flyer-english.pdf\">official flyer warning of the CalFresh funding changes (PDF)\u003c/a>, CDSS advises people being hit by this sudden drop in food benefits in April that they can “get free food from your local food bank” as an “additional food resource.” The agency notes that both the state and the USDA also have made more funding available to food banks recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, many advocates are deeply concerned about the impact on hunger in California. Particularly concerned are food bank representatives, whose organizations have already seen huge demand during the pandemic, and are themselves being squeezed by the food inflation that’s affecting the people that food banks serve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/calfresh-emergency-allotments-ending/\">“There’s no way to overstate how devastating this is going to be,”\u003c/a> Silva from the California Association of Food Banks told CalMatters. “Families are going to see a dramatic and sudden drop in their food benefits at a time when food price inflation and the cost of living in California especially is through the roof.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Altfest, Alameda County Community Food Bank’s director of community engagement, says that the loss in Alameda County alone will amount to more than 3 million meals in the county per month. “Our food bank can’t make up 3.1 million meals,” Altfest said. “It’s physically impossible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to see a huge jump in demand,” he said. “And I think food banks across the country are going to struggle to make this up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altfest says that many food banks across the state are joining forces with lawmakers and “working on a number of bills and proposals that we’ve been lobbying for.” These measures not only \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-02/millions-of-californians-see-catastrophic-end-of-covid-19-food-benefits-as-inflation-climbs\">advocate for increased state funding for food banks, but also for the state to augment federal SNAP benefits\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"foodsupport\">\u003c/a>Where can I find additional money and support if my CalFresh benefits are dropping?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>First, make sure you’re getting all the CalFresh benefits you’re entitled to\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your income has gone down, or stopped because you’ve lost your job or your expenses have risen, you may be eligible for more CalFresh benefits. (\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CalFreshOutreach/Brochures/Income_Inserts_FFY2023-English.pdf?ver=2022-09-27-105231-437\">See the income thresholds and maximum CalFresh monthly allotments [PDF]\u003c/a> that are currently in effect through Sept. 30, 2023.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If that’s your situation, you should contact your local social services office. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/county-offices\">Find your local social services office.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Call 211\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CalFresh officials say that if you are in “immediate need of food assistance,” you can dial 211 and speak with someone about food services that are available in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This hotline is open 24 hours a day, but they warn that “not all areas provide 211 phone support.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alternatively, the CalFresh Info Line can be reached at (877) 847-3663. The California Department of Social Services Helpline is (888) 445-1955, which CalFresh says can also offer information and assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use your county’s food access programs\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These are food assistance options that are separate from food banks, although sometimes they work together. Your county may provide locations where you can pick up free food, or offer other ways of getting free or low-cost meals that include delivery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in the city and county of San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/food/free-food-locations\">Free food locations offering both groceries and meals\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/services/disability-aging-services/groceries-meals\">Options for having meals delivered to your home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfhsa.org/sites/default/files/Directory_Community%20meals%202022-23.pdf\">Locations where you can find a community meal (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchampss.org/our-program/\">Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solution for Seniors (CHAMPSS)\u003c/a>, a restaurant partnership that offers adults age 60 and older ways to eat subsidized meals at designated restaurants in San Francisco, with a suggested (optional) contribution of $4\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Contra Costa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/foodsecurity/everyone.php\">A food assistance program\u003c/a> that provides one member of lower-income households in the county a box of food every month\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/foodsecurity/everyone.php\">The Community Produce Program\u003c/a> that offers one member of each household one or two bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, twice a month (own bag is required)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County residents can call (855) 309-FOOD (3663) for more information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Alameda County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://foodnow.net/\">FoodNow\u003c/a>: A site managed with the Alameda County Community Food Bank that connects county residents to different food sources, including emergency groceries\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.acgov.org/maps/food-services.htm\">Map of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/covid19-assets/docs/food-housing-finance/food-access-resource-list-2021.06.21.pdf\">List of food services and distribution locations in Alameda County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/ex/our-services/Work-and-Money/General-Assistance/index\">General Assistance\u003c/a>: Cash aid for certain residents of Alameda County\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Marin County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Congregate-Meals\">Congregate meal options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Food-Pantries\">Food pantry and distribution options in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.marinhhs.org/resources/Food/Home-Delivered-Meals%2C-Food\">Home-delivered meals in Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in San Mateo County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/food\">Food assistance resources\u003c/a>, including details of meals for K–12 students and college students\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Napa County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fifnv.org/wp-content/uploads/FoodResources.pdf\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (PDF)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fifnv.org/events\">A list of food services and distribution locations, including groceries, in Napa County (calendar view)\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Solano County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/emergencies/emfood.asp\">Resources for emergency food assistance in Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Sonoma County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/health-and-human-services/human-services/divisions-and-services/economic-assistance/food-and-nutrition-benefits/other-food-programs\">Meals and food service resources in Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Food assistance options in Santa Clara County:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://socialservices.sccgov.org/food-assistance\">Food resources, including delivery, for older adults in Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Get free produce at a farmers market that’s participating in California’s Fruit and Vegetable EBT pilot \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s Fruit and Vegetable EBT pilot provides CalFresh participants with up to $60 per month in rebates when they use their EBT card to pay for California-grown produce at a limited number of farmers markets and grocery stores statewide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How it works: If you have funds on your EBT card and use them to pay for eligible produce at a participating location, you’ll instantly get a rebate for the cost of that produce — effectively making it free at the point of sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More stores will be participating in this pilot program in 2023. But right now, you can get up to $60 worth of California-grown produce with your EBT card at the following farmers markets and stores in the wider Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://napafarmersmarket.org/\">\u003cem>Napa Farmers Market\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>110 West Street, Napa, CA 94559 (already in effect at the Saturday market; starts April 4 at the Tuesday market)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://splashpad.org/farmers-market/\">\u003cem>Grand Lake Farmers Market\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>746 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 (starting April 8)\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://marketlocations.com/\">Country Club Plaza Farmers Market\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>2405 Butano Drive, Sacramento, CA 95828\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>See the \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/ebt/california-fruit-vegetable-ebt-pilot-project\">full list of stores and farmers markets that are already participating in the Fruit and Vegetables EBT pilot\u003c/a>, as well as the Bay Area locations that will start participating in April 2023 (dates TBD).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Apply for WIC\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) provides food assistance to lower-income families who have young children or are expecting a new child. Like CalFresh, it’s federally funded, and you can receive WIC benefits on top of your CalFresh benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program is income-based, and is available to pregnant people, plus new parents and grandparents of young children. \u003ca href=\"https://myfamily.wic.ca.gov/Home/HowCanIGetWIC#howToGetWIC\">See whether you’re eligible for WIC and apply online.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Use Market Match to double your CalFresh or WIC dollars at a farmers market\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/\">Market Match\u003c/a> is a statewide program that enables you to double your CalFresh or Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) funds at certain farmers markets and farm-direct locations near you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>How it works: Use the Market Match map to \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\">find a participating farmers market or other farm-direct location near you\u003c/a>, and when you arrive during operating hours, go to that market’s information booth with your EBT card and ask for Market Match. \u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">Your EBT card will be swiped for a dollar amount of your choice\u003c/a>, and in return you’ll receive tokens for double that dollar amount to spend at the market. (Another way of looking at it: Market Match effectively gives you 50% off produce you buy at participating farmers markets.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some markets will have a limit on the amount of CalFresh or WIC dollars you can have matched (often $10); others have no limit. Consider watching \u003ca href=\"https://marketmatch.org/about/how-it-works/\">Market Match’s short “how it works” video\u003c/a> before using Market Match for the first time at a farmers market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find a food bank or community pantry near you\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.cafoodbanks.org/our-members/\">find a local foodbank through the California Association of Food Banks\u003c/a>, or keep scrolling for a list of food banks and community kitchens, pantries and more near you:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>San Francisco:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.stanthonysf.org/\">St. Anthony Foundation\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.glide.org/\">Glide Memorial Church\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfcityimpact.com/programs/#hunger\">San Francisco City Impact\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.foodrunners.org/\">Food Runners\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oldfirst.org/volunteer.html\">Old First Presbyterian Church Inter-Faith Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>East Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.accfb.org/\">Alameda County Community Food Bank\u003c/a> (and \u003ca href=\"https://www.accfb.org/get-involved/volunteer-community/\">ACCFB’s partner organizations\u003c/a>)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.loavesfishescc.org/\">Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyfoodpantry.org/\">Berkeley Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.edfufoundation.org/bay-area-street-pantry.html\">Bay Area Street Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://unitycouncil.org/program/food-distribution/\">Unity Council’s Food Security Project\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://trivalleyhaven.org/homeless-and-family-support/food-pantry/\">Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refp.org/\">Richmond Emergency Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://tmcoakland.org/\">Telegraph Community Ministry Center\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>North Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vinnies.org/\">St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/\">SF-Marin Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://canv.org/\">Community Action of Napa Valley Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.refb.org/\">Redwood Empire Food Bank\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>South Bay:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.shfb.org/\">Second Harvest of Silicon Valley\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.marthas-kitchen.org/\">Martha’s Kitchen\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sacredheartcs.org/\">Sacred Heart Community Service\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://rolfusa.org/food-pantry-more\">River of Life Foundation Food Pantry\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Other, smaller food banks and community fridges may be operating in your area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2023. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, helpful explainers and guides about issues like COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Let’s be honest — going to museums can be expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A weekend adult ticket to the Academy of Sciences can run you about $40. And if you’re planning on taking your whole family, you could easily spend over $100 just to get in the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for things to do with kids, here’s a tip that might make your next trip a little more budget-friendly. If you receive food assistance — also known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/361\">SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits\u003c/a> or food stamps, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calfresh\">CalFresh\u003c/a> in California — you can access free or reduced admission to more than 850 museums for you and your family throughout the United States as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/\">Museums for All program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list of participating museums includes a bunch of places in the Bay Area. Generally, all you have to do is show your \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-card\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card\u003c/a> — the card you receive your benefits funds on — and a valid ID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See a \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/#!\">full list of all the Bay Area museums participating in the Museums for All program\u003c/a>, or keep reading for a list of local museums that we’ve directly verified will offer free or discounted entry with your EBT card as part of the Museums for All program\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A note: We’ve reproduced the advice from these museums below. That said, remember that sometimes a staff member might be newer, or hasn’t received their training on the Museums for All program yet and could be less familiar with the discount. If this happens when you arrive, we recommend staying patient and bringing up this article on your phone, or showing the \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/#!\">museum’s listing on the Museums for All site\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Don’t receive SNAP benefits, but think you could be eligible? \u003ca href=\"https://www.getcalfresh.org/?source=dssfood\">Find out how to apply for CalFresh.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sanfrancisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eastbay\">East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#southbay\">South Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sanfrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\">\u003cstrong>California Academy of Sciences\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Daytime admission varies and can cost anything from $36 to $40 per adult. Admission to NightLife (Thursday-night events for adults over 21) can cost $17 to $25, depending on the date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $3 for daytime admission or NightLife. You can receive up to four tickets per qualifying adult during daytime hours, and up to two tickets for NightLife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Guests can show an EBT, WIC, Lifeline Pass or Medi-Cal card and ID at the ticket window. For a more discreet option, CalAcademy staff advise that you could ask for “Museums for All” tickets, or present your proof of qualification to the staff at the window without mentioning the program by name — their staff are all trained and informed about it. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\">More information about California Academy of Sciences.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11915937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11915937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two girls in a white floral dress are holding hands and jumping. In the background a woman looks on and is smiling at them.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your EBT card could get your family free or low-cost entry into many museums. \u003ccite>(RODNAE Productions via Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/\">\u003cstrong>Conservatory of Flowers\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $10. Youth tickets (age 12-17) are $7. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $7. Children’s tickets (age 5-11) are $3. Children 4 and under are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> The Conservatory of Flowers provides free admission for guests with SNAP benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the front desk, and staff will check you in. \u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/\">More information about the Conservatory of Flowers.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/museum-about-visitor-info\">\u003cstrong>GLBT Historical Society Museum\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission tickets are $10. Discounted tickets ($6) are available to youth (age 13-17), seniors (age 65 and over), students and teachers (with ID), active-duty military service members (with ID) and people with disabilities. Admission for children (age 12 and under) is free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> The GLBT Historical Society Museum offers four free tickets per EBT cardholder with a valid ID. It’s possible to buy tickets in person with a valid card and ID, but the tickets are likely to sell out in advance so it’s safer to make a reservation ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Email leigh@glbthistory.org to purchase the tickets. \u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/museum-about-visitor-info\">More information about the GLBT Historical Society Museum.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">\u003cstrong>Exploratorium\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Daytime tickets at the Exploratorium can cost anything between $19.95 and $29.95. After Dark (which is every Thursday) tickets are priced at $19.95 each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry is free with a valid EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the ticket counter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">More information about the Exploratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://deyoung.famsf.org/\">de Young Museum\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/\">Legion of Honor\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $15. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $12. Tickets for students (with a valid ID) are $6. Youth tickets (17 and under) are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Tickets with an EBT card and a photo ID are free, but the discount doesn’t apply to special exhibitions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the kiosk; discounted tickets aren’t available to purchase online. \u003ca href=\"https://deyoung.famsf.org/\">More information about the de Young Museum.\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/\">More information about the Legion of Honor.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sfmcd.org/\">\u003cstrong>Museum of Craft and Design\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission is $10. Student tickets (with an ID) are $8. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $8. Children’s tickets (through age 12) are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry to the museum is free for a valid EBT/Medi-Cal cardholder and three extra guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> To redeem your ticket, show your EBT/Medi-Cal card and ID at the front desk. \u003ca href=\"https://sfmcd.org/\">More information about the Museum of Craft and Design.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfzoo.org/\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco Zoo & Gardens\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets (age 12 to 64) are $25. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $20. Children’s tickets (age 2 to 11) are $18. Children under 2 enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $3 per person with a limit of four tickets per card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT/WIC card and ID at the ticket counter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfzoo.org/\">More information about the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/\">Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission tickets are $12. Tickets for seniors, students and educators are $6. Youth (under 12 years old) enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry is free for up to four individuals per EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the counter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/\">More information about the Museum of the African Diaspora.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/\">\u003cstrong>The Contemporary Jewish Museum\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Tickets for adults are $16. Senior (age 65 and older) and student tickets are $14. Entry is free for people age 18 and under.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> EBT and Medi-Cal cardholders and their families get free admission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Email info@thecjm.org to redeem your discounted ticket. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/\">More information about The Contemporary Jewish Museum.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbg.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF Botanical Garden\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $13 between February and October. Adult tickets between November and January are $10. Youth tickets (age 12-17) and senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $7. Children’s tickets (age 5 to 11) are $3. Toddler tickets (age 4 and under) are free. Family tickets are $21.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Visitors who receive SNAP benefits are offered free general admission, which doesn’t apply to special exhibitions, events and programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present a valid EBT card and ID at admission. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbg.org/\">More information about the SF Botanical Garden.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11915942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11915942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing a white turtleneck is lying on a bed with two children on either side of her. One of them is a boy wearing a red shirt, and to her right is a girl wearing a light pink shirt and brown overalls.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your EBT card could get your family free or low-cost entry into many museums. \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"eastbay\">\u003c/a>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://chabotspace.org/\">\u003cstrong>Chabot Space & Science Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Admission can cost $24 per adult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $1, and cardholders can bring up to nine friends or family for $1 each (for a total of 10 per card). The discount applies to general admission only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and valid ID at the counter. If you forget your ID, the center will work with you to get you admission. \u003ca href=\"https://chabotspace.org/\">More information about the Chabot Space & Science Center.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/\">\u003cstrong>Oakland Museum of California\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $1 each for up to four individuals, including special admissions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> No need to show your EBT card; just ask for the Museums for All rate. \u003ca href=\"https://museumca.org/\">More information about the Oakland Museum of California.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/\">\u003cstrong>Lawrence Hall of Science\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Regular admission costs $20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Tickets are free for the ticket holder and five additional guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> You can ask about EBT discounts or the Museums for All program at the front desk. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/\">More information about the Lawrence Hall of Science.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.mocha.org/\">\u003cstrong>Museum of Children’s Art\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Regular price:\u003c/b> Varies depending on the activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price: \u003c/strong>The discounted price for open studio is $1 per family member.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present an EBT/WIC/Medi-Cal card when you arrive. \u003ca href=\"https://www.mocha.org/\">More information about the Museum of Children’s Art.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/\">\u003cstrong>University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult ticket prices are $15. Senior (age 65 and over) tickets are $12. Non-UCB student tickets are $12. Junior (age 7 to 17) tickets are $7. Children (age 6 and under) enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Tickets with a valid EBT card are $3 each, with a maximum order of four tickets per card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> You can purchase the ticket online by making a reservation on the website and selecting the Museums for All option, then show your card and ID at the kiosk upon arrival; or simply buy the ticket in person and show your ID/EBT card. \u003ca href=\"https://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/\">More information about the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley. \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"southbay\">\u003c/a>South Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://filoli.org/\">\u003cstrong>Filoli Historic House & Garden\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission is $25 per adult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Filoli offers four free tickets to any holder of an EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Email tickets@filoli.org to reserve your admission with Museums for All. The staff recommends doing this a few days before your visit, since Filoli requires tickets to be booked ahead of time due to on-site capacity. \u003ca href=\"https://filoli.org/\">More information about the Fioli Historic House & Garden.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://curiodyssey.org/\">\u003cstrong>CuriOdyssey\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $19.95. Senior (age 62 and over), student and children’s tickets are $15.95. Infants (between 0 and 17 months) enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $1 per person, with a limit of four people per EBT card. The discount does not include the $6 entrance fee to Coyote Point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Tickets should be purchased in person, with an EBT card and matching ID. A representative recommended visiting later in the afternoon if on a weekend, as mornings are busier and may sell out. \u003ca href=\"https://curiodyssey.org/\">More information about CuriOdyssey.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://sjmusart.org/\">San Jose Museum of Art\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $10. Senior (65 and over) tickets are $8. Teachers with IDs, students with IDs, and children (17 and under) enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entrance is free for up to four people per EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem: \u003c/strong>Present your EBT card upon arrival. \u003ca href=\"https://sjmusart.org/\">More information about the San Jose Museum of Art.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/\">San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission tickets are $8. Senior, teacher, student (with ID) and military tickets are $6.50. Children 17 and under enter free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry is free for up to four people per EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT and valid photo ID on arrival. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/\">More information about the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thetech.org/\">\u003cstrong>The Tech Interactive\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $25. Senior (age 65 and over), student and child tickets are $20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Reduced tickets are $1 per person for up to six people, but IMAX and special events are not included.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Go to the admissions desk and ask about the Museums for All discount. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thetech.org/\">More information about The Tech Interactive.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Let’s be honest — going to museums can be expensive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A weekend adult ticket to the Academy of Sciences can run you about $40. And if you’re planning on taking your whole family, you could easily spend over $100 just to get in the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re looking for things to do with kids, here’s a tip that might make your next trip a little more budget-friendly. If you receive food assistance — also known as \u003ca href=\"https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/361\">SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits\u003c/a> or food stamps, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calfresh\">CalFresh\u003c/a> in California — you can access free or reduced admission to more than 850 museums for you and your family throughout the United States as part of the \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/\">Museums for All program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The list of participating museums includes a bunch of places in the Bay Area. Generally, all you have to do is show your \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://www.cdss.ca.gov/ebt-card\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">EBT (electronic benefit transfer) card\u003c/a> — the card you receive your benefits funds on — and a valid ID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>See a \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/#!\">full list of all the Bay Area museums participating in the Museums for All program\u003c/a>, or keep reading for a list of local museums that we’ve directly verified will offer free or discounted entry with your EBT card as part of the Museums for All program\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A note: We’ve reproduced the advice from these museums below. That said, remember that sometimes a staff member might be newer, or hasn’t received their training on the Museums for All program yet and could be less familiar with the discount. If this happens when you arrive, we recommend staying patient and bringing up this article on your phone, or showing the \u003ca href=\"https://museums4all.org/#!\">museum’s listing on the Museums for All site\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Don’t receive SNAP benefits, but think you could be eligible? \u003ca href=\"https://www.getcalfresh.org/?source=dssfood\">Find out how to apply for CalFresh.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#sanfrancisco\">San Francisco\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eastbay\">East Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#southbay\">South Bay\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"sanfrancisco\">\u003c/a>San Francisco\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\">\u003cstrong>California Academy of Sciences\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Daytime admission varies and can cost anything from $36 to $40 per adult. Admission to NightLife (Thursday-night events for adults over 21) can cost $17 to $25, depending on the date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $3 for daytime admission or NightLife. You can receive up to four tickets per qualifying adult during daytime hours, and up to two tickets for NightLife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Guests can show an EBT, WIC, Lifeline Pass or Medi-Cal card and ID at the ticket window. For a more discreet option, CalAcademy staff advise that you could ask for “Museums for All” tickets, or present your proof of qualification to the staff at the window without mentioning the program by name — their staff are all trained and informed about it. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/\">More information about California Academy of Sciences.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11915937\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11915937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Two girls in a white floral dress are holding hands and jumping. In the background a woman looks on and is smiling at them.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-rodnae-productions-5637813-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your EBT card could get your family free or low-cost entry into many museums. \u003ccite>(RODNAE Productions via Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/\">\u003cstrong>Conservatory of Flowers\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $10. Youth tickets (age 12-17) are $7. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $7. Children’s tickets (age 5-11) are $3. Children 4 and under are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> The Conservatory of Flowers provides free admission for guests with SNAP benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the front desk, and staff will check you in. \u003ca href=\"https://conservatoryofflowers.org/\">More information about the Conservatory of Flowers.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/museum-about-visitor-info\">\u003cstrong>GLBT Historical Society Museum\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission tickets are $10. Discounted tickets ($6) are available to youth (age 13-17), seniors (age 65 and over), students and teachers (with ID), active-duty military service members (with ID) and people with disabilities. Admission for children (age 12 and under) is free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> The GLBT Historical Society Museum offers four free tickets per EBT cardholder with a valid ID. It’s possible to buy tickets in person with a valid card and ID, but the tickets are likely to sell out in advance so it’s safer to make a reservation ahead of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Email leigh@glbthistory.org to purchase the tickets. \u003ca href=\"https://www.glbthistory.org/museum-about-visitor-info\">More information about the GLBT Historical Society Museum.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">\u003cstrong>Exploratorium\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Daytime tickets at the Exploratorium can cost anything between $19.95 and $29.95. After Dark (which is every Thursday) tickets are priced at $19.95 each.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry is free with a valid EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the ticket counter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\">More information about the Exploratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://deyoung.famsf.org/\">de Young Museum\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/\">Legion of Honor\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $15. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $12. Tickets for students (with a valid ID) are $6. Youth tickets (17 and under) are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Tickets with an EBT card and a photo ID are free, but the discount doesn’t apply to special exhibitions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the kiosk; discounted tickets aren’t available to purchase online. \u003ca href=\"https://deyoung.famsf.org/\">More information about the de Young Museum.\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://legionofhonor.famsf.org/\">More information about the Legion of Honor.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://sfmcd.org/\">\u003cstrong>Museum of Craft and Design\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission is $10. Student tickets (with an ID) are $8. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $8. Children’s tickets (through age 12) are free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry to the museum is free for a valid EBT/Medi-Cal cardholder and three extra guests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> To redeem your ticket, show your EBT/Medi-Cal card and ID at the front desk. \u003ca href=\"https://sfmcd.org/\">More information about the Museum of Craft and Design.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfzoo.org/\">\u003cstrong>San Francisco Zoo & Gardens\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets (age 12 to 64) are $25. Senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $20. Children’s tickets (age 2 to 11) are $18. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/\">Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> General admission tickets are $12. Tickets for seniors, students and educators are $6. Youth (under 12 years old) enter for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Entry is free for up to four individuals per EBT card.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Present your EBT card and ID at the counter. \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/\">More information about the Museum of the African Diaspora.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/\">\u003cstrong>The Contemporary Jewish Museum\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Tickets for adults are $16. Senior (age 65 and older) and student tickets are $14. Entry is free for people age 18 and under.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> EBT and Medi-Cal cardholders and their families get free admission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How to redeem:\u003c/strong> Email info@thecjm.org to redeem your discounted ticket. \u003ca href=\"https://www.thecjm.org/\">More information about The Contemporary Jewish Museum.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfbg.org/\">\u003cstrong>SF Botanical Garden\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Adult tickets are $13 between February and October. Adult tickets between November and January are $10. Youth tickets (age 12-17) and senior tickets (age 65 and over) are $7. Children’s tickets (age 5 to 11) are $3. Toddler tickets (age 4 and under) are free. 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One of them is a boy wearing a red shirt, and to her right is a girl wearing a light pink shirt and brown overalls.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/06/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4473871-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your EBT card could get your family free or low-cost entry into many museums. \u003ccite>(Ketut Subiyanto)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"eastbay\">\u003c/a>East Bay\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://chabotspace.org/\">\u003cstrong>Chabot Space & Science Center\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Regular price:\u003c/strong> Admission can cost $24 per adult.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Museums for All price:\u003c/strong> Discounted tickets are $1, and cardholders can bring up to nine friends or family for $1 each (for a total of 10 per card). 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"content": "\u003cp>U.S. food banks already dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face a new challenge: surging food prices and supply chain issues walloping the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The higher costs and limited availability mean some families may get smaller servings or substitutions for staples such as peanut butter, which some food banks are buying for nearly double what it cost two years ago. As holidays approach, some food banks worry they won’t have enough stuffing and cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving and Christmas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What happens when food prices go up is, food insecurity for those who are experiencing it just gets worse,” said Katie Fitzgerald, chief operating officer of Feeding America, a nonprofit organization that coordinates the efforts of more than 200 food banks across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Food banks that expanded to meet unprecedented demand brought on by the pandemic won’t be able to absorb forever food costs that are two to three times what they used to be, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supply chain disruptions, lower inventory and labor shortages all have contributed to increased costs for charities on which tens of millions of people in the U.S. rely for nutrition. Donated food is more expensive to move because transportation costs are up, and bottlenecks at factories and ports make it difficult to get goods of all kinds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a food bank has to swap out for smaller sizes of canned tuna or make substitutions to stretch their dollars, Fitzgerald said, it’s like adding “insult to injury” to a family reeling from uncertainty.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the prohibitively expensive San Francisco Bay Area, the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland is spending an extra $60,000 a month on food. Combined with increased demand, it is now shelling out $1 million a month to distribute 4.5 million pounds of food, said Michael Altfest, the Oakland food bank’s director of community engagement. Prepandemic, it was spending a quarter of the money for 2.5 million pounds of food.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Katie Fitzgerald, chief operating officer of Feeding America\"]‘What happens when food prices go up is, food insecurity for those who are experiencing it just gets worse.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost of canned green beans and peaches is up nearly 9% for them, Altfest said; canned tuna and frozen tilapia are up more than 6%; and a case of five-pound frozen chickens for holiday tables is up 13%. The price for dry oatmeal has climbed 17%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Wednesdays, hundreds of people line up outside a church in east Oakland for its weekly food giveaway. Shiloh Mercy House feeds about 300 families on those days, far less than the 1,100 families it was nourishing at the height of the pandemic, said Jason Bautista, the charity’s event manager. But he’s still seeing new people every week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And a lot of people are just saying they can’t afford food,” he said. “I mean they have the money to buy certain things, but it’s just not stretching.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Families can also use a community market Shiloh opened in May. Refrigerators contain cartons of milk and eggs while sacks of hamburger buns and crusty baguettes sit on shelves. Oakland resident Sonia Lujan-Perez, 45, picked up chicken, celery, onions, bread and potatoes — enough to supplement a Thanksgiving meal for herself, her 3-year-old daughter and her 18-year-old son. The state of California pays her to care for daughter Melanie, who has special needs, but it’s not enough with monthly rent at $2,200 and the cost of milk, citrus, spinach and chicken so high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is wonderful for me because I will save a lot of money,” she said, adding that the holiday season is rough with Christmas toys for the children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many people also rely on other government aid, including the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kate Waters, a spokesperson for the USDA, which administers the SNAP program, said there were no immediate plans for an emergency boost in SNAP benefits to compensate for the rising food costs. But she said that previous moves by the Biden administration such as the permanent increase in SNAP benefits earlier this year and a fresh wave of funding for food banks should help ease the burden. In addition, Waters said the fact that schools are open and offering free lunches and, in some cases, free breakfast, should also help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bryan Nichols, vice president of sales for Transnational Foods, which delivers to more than 100 food banks associated with Feeding America, said canned foods from Asia — such as fruit cocktail, pears and mandarin oranges— have been stuck overseas because of a lack of shipping container space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11895843\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11895843\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman wearing masks, gloves and blue shirts load boxes into the trunk of a blue car.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/GettyImages-1227684444-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers load free groceries into cars at a community food distribution bank in the Crenshaw neighborhood of Los Angeles, July 18, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. \u003ccite>(Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Issues in supply seem to be improving and prices stabilizing, but he expects costs to stay high after so many people got out of the shipping business during the pandemic. “An average container coming from Asia prior to COVID would cost about $4,000. Today, that same container is about $18,000,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado in Colorado Springs, CEO Lynne Telford says the cost for a truckload of peanut butter — 40,000 pounds — has soared 80% from June 2019 to $51,000 in August. Mac and cheese is up 19% from a year ago and the wholesale cost of ground beef has increased 5% in three months. They’re spending more money to buy food to make up for waning donations and there’s less to choose from.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The upcoming holidays worry her. For one thing, the donation cost to buy a frozen turkey has increased from $10 to $15 per bird.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The other thing is that we’re not getting enough holiday food, like stuffing and cranberry sauce. So we’re having to supplement with other kinds of food, which, you know, makes us sad,” said Telford, whose food bank fed more than 200,000 people last year, distributing 25 million pounds of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County Community Food Bank says it is set for Thanksgiving, with cases of canned cranberry and boxes of mashed potatoes among items stacked in its expanded warehouse. Food resourcing director Wilken Louie ordered eight truckloads of frozen five-pound chickens — which translates into more than 60,000 birds— to give away free, as well as half-turkeys available at cost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For that, Martha Hasal is grateful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s going to be an expensive Thanksgiving. Turkey is not going to cost like the way it was,” said Hasal as she loaded up on cauliflower and onions on behalf of the Bay Area American Indian Council. “And they’re not giving out turkey. So thank God they’re giving out the chicken.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>AP reporters Terence Chea in Oakland and Ashraf Khalil in Washington contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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