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The still-looming threat of a federal government shutdown and chaos in Congress have pushed Farm Bill negotiations to the side. Ohio food banks said the uncertainty around federal funding for food banks and nutrition programs is compounding the struggles to meet demand. The deadline to reauthorize the nation s largest food and agriculture legislative package was last month. .
Family HealthCare Network will hold its 2023 Harvest Festival event, as part of its ongoing series of local Health Fairs throughout Central California.
Groups that fight hunger are calling for a fair shake in the upcoming farm bill, which provides federal matching funds for programs that help low-income families afford fresh produce. The Market Match program gives people on Cal Fresh about $15 per market per day to spend at 270 sites across the state. Minni Forman is the food and farming program director at the nonprofit Ecology Center in Berkeley, which runs Market Match. .
Households affected by safety power shut-offs on Aug. 30-31 in Colusa, Glenn and Tehama counties may be eligible for a partial replacement of their Cal Fresh benefits, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.