Press release from Food for People:

Food for People, the food bank serving Humboldt County, will hold two emergency food distributions on Thursday, November 13 in response to the continued delay of SNAP (CalFresh) benefits and the government shutdown’s effect on furloughed federal workers. The distributions will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the northwest parking lot at the College of the Redwoods campus and at the Hoopa Valley Food Distribution parking lot.

The federal government shutdown and resulting delay in issuing November SNAP (CalFresh) benefits and the furlough of some federal workers is causing hardship and food insecurity for thousands of Humboldt County residents. Though the federal government has announced that it will issue partial November CalFresh benefits after being ordered by two court orders, this does NOT make CalFresh benefits immediately available, as there are many steps to moving the process forward, and households will likely only receive a portion of their usual amount. Benefits will remain delayed, and no one knows exactly when they will become available.

At College of the Redwoods, vehicles will be staged in rows in the northwest part of the main parking lot starting at 11 a.m., volunteers and Food for People staff will move people as quickly as possible to distribution points where food will be loaded into vehicles. The Hoopa Valley Food Distribution building will also be set up for drive-thru pick ups and will be hosted by Hoopa OES, TANF and The Resource Center. The drive-thru food distributions will offer households a mix of non-perishable food, perishable staples and fresh produce.

Food for People and their partners ask that people attending the drive-up food distributions not line up early to prevent traffic hazards, allow room for set up, and to make the lines move as fast as possible. Foods will be available to all while supplies last. The distributions will take place rain or shine.

College of the Redwoods’ main campus is located at 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd in Eureka. The campus can be reached off of Highway 101 by using the Tomkins Hill Road exit (Exit 698). The Hoopa Valley Food Distribution is located at 12479 CA-96 in Hoopa.

More information is at this link.