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fromKqed
9 hours ago

San Francisco's Only Free Grocery Store Is Featured in a New PBS Special | KQED

Bastianich: What was also amazing [was] the control element. There was a note in three languages: "one basket per customer" or "four lemons per customer." So then it was a respect that there's enough for everybody, that it's not abused.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Bay Area restaurant owners step in to feed SNAP recipients amid government shutdown

Bay Area restaurants are offering free or discounted meals to families who rely on CalFresh (SNAP) as federal benefits are being cut.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills

A grassroots "grocery buddy" movement is supplying groceries and gift cards to people facing paused SNAP benefits during a funding lapse tied to the government shutdown.
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