The Los Angeles School District announced Thursday that it will be expanding its food assistance program to ensure no child goes hungry when funding for CalFresh runs out due to the government shutdown.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district will be providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner to anyone 18 and under, beyond the 217,000 district students who rely on SNAP benefits.
“We're currently delivering at the school sites about 50 to 55,000 suppers daily,” he said. “We have the capacity to increase that significantly.”
The school district is partnering with L.A. County Public Health. Public Health's Dr. Barbara Ferrer said the department has implemented contingency plans as the government shutdown plays out.
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“This includes the contract amendment that my department just executed with the L.A. Regional Food Bank to give them an immediate additional $10 million to buy and distribute food across their 940 sites, as well as set up additional pop-up sites in high-impact communities,” she said.
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