FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — It’s day one of recipients not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.<\/p>\n
ABC News<\/a> reported on Friday, a Rhode Island federal judge said the lack of funding could cause irreparable harm and cited the terror felt by Americans who are scrambling for resources.<\/p>\n But even with this recent ruling, one small grassroots nonprofit is hoping to help those in need.<\/p>\n “To lose something so critical to your everyday needs, that’s devastating,” said Emily Cameron, an organizer with Share Fresno.<\/p>\n When Cameron noticed SNAP benefits would run dry, she decided to reach out to the community around her.<\/p>\n “What we decided to do is to reach out to local businesses where they have space and to ask them to offer up non-perishable goods, dry goods that are not going to expire, like dry goods, such as beans, canned, and anything that can help our neighbors,” said Cameron.<\/p>\n One of the business owners who stepped in to help was Stacey Williams, the owner of BB’s Gelateria in Downtown Fresno.<\/p>\n “These families need food. And they don’t want judgment, they don’t need to go to a nonprofit and fill out tons of forms and go through just to get food, they need food today, they need it now,” said Williams.<\/p>\n The need is felt across Central California.<\/p>\n The Poverello House said they are expecting clientele to nearly double by the end of next week.<\/p>\n “We are trying to figure out how we can make sure we have enough meals for everybody that comes through here,” said Raul Chavez.<\/p>\n With the overload of clients, the Poverello House said it’ll be up to the community to help fill the gap.<\/p>\n Share Fresno<\/a> is hosting a food giveaway on November 22nd at the Jaswant Singh Khalra Neighborhood Park on Clinton & Brawley at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Vince Ybarra on Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2025 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n