SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Thousands of families across San Diego are about to see a major hit to their grocery budgets as they lose their CalFresh benefits starting April 1st. A new federal law is changing who qualifies for the program, and communities are bracing for the impact.
For years, CalFresh has been a lifeline for people trying to make ends meet. Now, 13,000 people in San Diego County are expected to lose those benefits and will no longer be able to use their EBT cards to purchase food.
“Food is a basic human right, and if someone is not able to get it for themselves, we don’t want to make it harder for them to get food,” Carissa Casares, director of communications for Feeding San Diego, said…