• ooterness@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    California is fast-tracking up to $80 million in state funds… SNAP food benefits for 5.5 million Californians.

    It’s a good start, but is $14.55 per hungry person really going to make a difference?

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      12 hours ago

      Lower down it says that the $80M is to keep food banks stocked. That money will go a lot farther with food banks negotiating bulk deals than a person trying to buy groceries on their own. Not sure which they’ll actually be doing. Still not a lot though.

      deploying California’s National Guard and California Volunteers to strengthen food distribution and invest $80 million to keep food banks stocked.