Looming SNAP cuts spark concern for food-access advocates

Food-access advocates in San Francisco are beginning to brace for the consequences of federal funding cuts that will take effect in the new year.

Their consternation follows the chaos created within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the recent 43-day federal-government shutdown.

“One of the misconceptions ... is that SNAP benefits were at risk during the government shutdown, and then when the shutdown concluded, that everything was back to normal,” said Dr. Hilary Seligman, a food-insecurity researcher at UCSF.

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