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Food Banks Prepare For 'Hunger Cliff' As CalFresh Benefits Expire
Food banks have dubbed the expiration date the "Hunger Cliff" claiming that the average CalFresh recipient will lose $85 per month.
March 29, 2023
Local food banks are preparing for a massive surge in demand as pandemic-era CalFresh benefits expired over the weekend.
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CalFresh is the state's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assitance Program (SNAP) also known as food stamps. Since the COVID-19 emergency started, residents that rely on CalFresh have received additional benefits. Officials decided to end the distribution of additional benefits on March 26, 2023, three years after the pandemic started.
Food banks have dubbed the expiration date the "Hunger Cliff" claiming that the average CalFresh recipient will lose $85 per month. Families are predicted to lose more money, a maximum of $300 a month.
Find out what's happening in Murrietafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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