The county Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo Food Bank have teamed up to get the extra food out. On Wednesday, the first emergency distribution was held at the HHSA Center in Woodland.
In California, 5.5 million people have seen no money loaded onto their CalFresh cards this first week of November.
At 35 days, this is now the longest federal government shutdown in American history.
"It's going to take some time. The best way to get the full amount of SNAP benefits to those beneficiaries is for Democrats to reopen the government," said Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary.
"We will be doubling down our efforts to extend our reach for what we can do," said Mike Webb, county administrator.
"This is an absolutely appalling situation that we find ourselves in. The war on poverty has become a war on the poor," said supervisor Mary Vixie Sandy.
The county supervisors say their additional $225,000 is a drop in the bucket and encourages those who can to donate.
The county says to help meet the immediate need, emergency food distributions for SNAP participants will take place at the following Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) locations over the next two weeks:
Woodland HHSA Service Center, 25 N. Cottonwood Street – November 5 and 12 at 9:00 a.m.West Sacramento HHSA Service Center, 500 Jefferson Boulevard – November 6 and 13 at 9:00 a.m.The Yolo Food Bank's Food First Campaign, running through December 15, will put every single dollar toward buying extra food for those in need.
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