The Los Angeles School District announced Thursday that it will be expanding its food assistance program to ensure no child goes hungry when funding for CalFresh runs out due to the government shutdown.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district will be providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner to anyone 18 and under, beyond the 217,000 district students who rely on SNAP benefits.
“We’re currently delivering at the school sites about 50 to 55,000 suppers daily,” he said. “We have the capacity to increase that significantly.”…