"I bought her some roses, some chocolates from See's and a Teddy that said be mine forever," Alvaraz said."
""It's been kind of rough...I don't think it's fair for me, and it's not fair for all the people that's going through what they're going through," Alvaraz said."
""I posted it and it went live and in less than 24 hours, our first donor was $500," Jessica Escobar said."
""We got emotional and then you feel guilty too, that we were covered while other people weren't. So you kind of feel a little bit, you feel a little sadness.""
Millions lost SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, leaving vulnerable households without consistent food assistance. An engaged San Leandro couple with disabilities, Pedro Alvaraz and Maryanne Escobar, face urgent food affordability problems and have postponed wedding planning. Maryanne's sister Jessica, the primary caretaker, described the stress of finding funds and set up a GoFundMe that quickly drew donations, prompting mixed feelings of relief and guilt. The benefit disruption stems from a legal fight over whether states can issue full SNAP payments; a higher court halted a lower court's order to restore full benefits, creating continuing uncertainty.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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