The Central California Food Bank, the San Joaquin Valley’s premier hunger-relief organization, can expect to receive a quarter of a million dollars from the City of Fresno following a procedural vote this Thursday.
The donation would add Fresno City Hall to the growing list of groups stepping up to try and fill the emerging void left by the interruption and delay of SNAP/CalFresh benefits to the millions of Americans who depend on the program to feed their families.
Fresno City Councilmember Nelson Esparza, who represents the east central district, pledged $50,000 from his office’s budget to the city’s total gift amount. Esparza said he saw the money as necessary relief for local residents, given the remaining uncertainty of the federal food assistance program…