‘Uncertain Time’: Food Banks Brace for Cuts to SNAP Funding Amid U.S. Shutdown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s Day 20 of the federal government shutdown, and California food banks say they’re bracing for what they call a “perfect storm.”

Cuts to SNAP, the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known in California as CalFresh, could come as soon as next month — leaving millions of Californians without food assistance.

“We’re in a really uncertain time here in our community,” said Kevin Buffalino of Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services…

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