US EditionNorthern California Counties Report CalFresh Recipients Receiving Benefits Again
CalFresh benefits resumed for 5.5 million Californians after a federal judge's order, reversing delays caused by the Trump administration during the federal shutdown.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits by Friday, prompting CalFresh benefits to begin loading onto EBT cards that night.
- A federal shutdown that began Oct. 1 delayed November benefits for about 42 million Americans, including 5.5 million in California, prompting legal challenges as the administration withheld SNAP funding.
- Local food banks reported increased demand and added costs, with the San Diego Food Bank expecting about $500,000 in extra expenses to support about 400,000 San Diegans receiving $74 million in monthly benefits.
- The Trump administration has appealed, and Rob Bonta praised, saying `Today, not one, but two federal district courts determined that the Trump Administration acted unlawfully when it chose to suspend SNAP benefits for the month of November.`
- SNAP contingency fund holds more than $5 billion available to cover roughly $8 billion due in November, as two federal judges ordered emergency funds use and gave USDA until Monday to decide.
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Full CalFresh benefits for November are being restored, says San Diego County
CalFresh food benefits are now being loaded onto users’ EBT cards, after being delayed for days by the Trump administration amid an ongoing federal shutdown, San Diego County said Friday. CalFresh users who would normally get their benefits from the first to the seventh of the month should now have funds loaded on their cards, and remaining benefits will be issued on schedule as normal, San Diego County said. CalFresh is California’s version of …
Kern County Families Still Without Full CalFresh Benefits Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown
Families in Kern County continue to struggle to put food on the table and the evidence is clear on California Avenue, where thousands lined up early this morning to make sure their families get something to eat.Stay Focused Ministries, a nonprofit that has served communities across California and nationwide for more than 35 years, is seeing record turnout at its Bakersfield food distribution site. Volunteers spent the morning managing lines that…
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