SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Volunteers distributed about 53,000 meals Sunday morning at Snapdragon Stadium as the government shutdown paused CalFresh benefits for nearly 400,000 San Diego County residents.
The San Diego Food Bank organized the emergency food distribution after SNAP benefits stopped Saturday due to the federal government shutdown. About 100 volunteers helped more than 2,000 individuals, handing out fresh produce like onions, sweet potatoes, melons and pears, along with bags of canned goods and non-perishables.
“Families were already struggling,” a San Diego Food Bank representative said. “The San Diego Food Bank was feeding 400,000 people a month before the shutdown. And now you add on top of that federal workers, active duty military, and now nearly 400,000 individuals that are already receiving CalFresh benefits.”…