The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has expressed concern about the potential interruption of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits if the federal government shutdown continues without action to ensure payments are issued.
According to the Food Bank, approximately 90,000 individuals in San Francisco and Marin counties—including working families, single parents, seniors, and veterans—depend on these federal programs for food assistance.
The organization is urging Congress to maintain benefit payments during the shutdown and to reconsider recent cuts to SNAP…