The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program — which provides support to low-income families with young children — is expected to stay operational during the ongoing government shutdown,

More than five million people across California could see delays in their federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if the federal shutdown continues, according to a warning from the US Department of Agriculture.

The new rules, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, will narrow the eligibility for exemptions for able-bodied adults without dependents, including homeless individuals and veterans.

In an effort to mitigate the effect of the shutdown in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that the California National Guard and California Volunteers will be deployed to food banks

Orange County leaders said if the government isn't funded by Thursday, there will be a delay in CalFresh money distributed from the government to states and eventually individual counties.

A family business in San Jose is offering free meals to kids whose families use SNAP benefits. The state says around 5.5 million Californians use SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families. The owners of Tony & Alba’s Pizza & Pasta in San Jose are preparing to step up for families.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will deploy the National Guard to support food banks because of expected delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.

U.C. Berkeley researchers on Friday said a pause to SNAP payments -- which is accessed as part of CalFresh -- would negatively impact 330,000 college students in California.