Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced “four large-scale” food distribution events Friday to assist CalFresh benefits amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
CalFresh, also known federally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is funded by the federal government but administered by state and local agencies to help low-income residents purchase healthy food.
In partnership with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, free food distribution events will take place at the following locations:
- Saturday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.–noon – Pico Rivera Sports Arena
- Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m.–noon – Los Angeles Harbor College
- Friday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m.–noon – Long Beach City College Pacific Coast Campus
- Wednesday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m.–noon – Hawaiian Gardens Fedde Sports Complex
There is no eligibility requirement for residents to attend these events, and food will be distributed while supplies last.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture previously said it won’t use the SNAP contingency funding, which Congress has allocated for emergency scenarios, if the shutdown extends beyond Friday.
However, two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP, the Associated Press reported.
SNAP helps one in eight Americans buy groceries.
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