Santa Cruz County declares local emergency after SNAP lapse, approves up to $500,000 to Second Harvest The board declared a local emergency Nov. 4 and authorized up to $500,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank to purchase and distribute emergency food after a lapse in federal SNAP/CalFresh benefits. County and food-bank officials described steep demand and asked residents to volunteer and donate; staff were directed to post resource and tenant-prote

Santa Cruz County has declared a local emergency and is mobilizing $500,000 to support a food bank as tens of thousands face a critical shortage after SNAP benefits lapsed.

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