by Bodhi Haugen
On Nov. 3, Cal Poly Humboldt sent a student-wide email addressing campus resources for food insecurity following the government shutdown across the nation. Due to the continued shutdown, the distribution of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been impacted for the month of November, a resource many students rely on. The email detailed the swipe assistance program, meal pickups beginning the second week of November in the Gutswurrak Student Activities Center, emergency grants from the Dean of Students’s office, and the Oh SNAP! Food pantry in room 122 of the Recreation and Wellness Center.
As stated in a recent NPR article, “SNAP benefits will restart, but will be half the normal payment and delayed.”
The Trump administration announced that SNAP benefits for November would return with limited funding and delays, as only $5 billion in emergency funding was appropriated, while the total needed is $8 billion.
It is unclear exactly when SNAP balances will be reloaded for recipients. Students are urged to reach out to the Dean of Students’s office at dos@humboldt.edu with any further questions.
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