SNAP benefits are set to run out of funding Nov. 1, impacting more than half a million Bay Area residents

SNAP benefits are set to run out of funding Nov. 1, impacting more than half a million Bay Area residents

With funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program running out Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown, Bay Area families who rely on the assistance to keep their families fed may have to turn to nonprofits and food banks to fill the empty plates on their tables.

The SNAP program provides food for 5.5 million low-income Californians, providing about $785 for a family of three each month to purchase food, seeds and plants. CalFresh, California’s version of the assistance program, serves more than half a million people across the Bay Area.

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