Troy Brunet, a San Francisco resident, faces food insecurity exacerbated by the closure of 13 pop-up pantries operated by the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, which ended due to dwindling funding. During the pandemic, various government sources had provided financial support, but these have now vanished. The potential cuts in CalFresh benefits under the Trump administration’s proposed legislation heighten concerns for those relying on food assistance. The food bank continues to operate but faces overwhelming demand with a waitlist of over 6,500 individuals, indicating that many will not receive the necessary support.
It is really hard. I mean, to the core of you, it's really hard. When you're sitting there going, okay I can't eat this because I don't have this.
During the pandemic, we were receiving funding from all sorts of governments - local, state and county. But those resources have dried up.
I'm very worried because the little bit extra that they raised it to is going to decrease or disappear. And that's a problem.
We have a waitlist with over 6,500 people on it. So everybody won't be able to get placement.
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