As the government shutdown drags on, the Central California Food Bank is preparing for funding cuts that could send hundreds of thousands across the San Joaquin Valley scrambling for emergency food resources.
Co-CEO Natalie Caples told The Fresno Bee that her staff started preparations last week for cuts in CalFresh, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at the end of the month.
The food bank already serves about 320,000 individuals monthly in Fresno, Madera, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties…