A man bags groceries at a food distribution site in San Francisco, Calif., on Jan. 27, 2022. Rates of food insecurity among low-income adults in the Bay Area have risen sharply over the past two decades, according to the California Health Interview Survey. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News)

Contra Costa County plans to distribute grocery debit cards to the county’s 107,000 CalFresh enrollees facing a loss of benefits due to the federal government shutdown.

The debit cards will carry a value similar to a family’s existing benefit, Supervisor John Gioia said Saturday. The average monthly benefit for a family of three is $573.   

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