San Mateo supervisors approve $30K grant for emergency food aid amid SNAP delays

by Alise Maripuu, Bay City News November 5, 2025November 4, 2025

FILE: A volunteer distributes groceries at Hank Lopez Community Center, a Second Harvest Food Bank distribution site in San Jose, on July 20, 2023. As Bay Area agencies struggle to meet growing demand to provide food amid the suspension of the federal government's SNAP benefits, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has approved a one-time grant of $30,000 to one such local nonprofit. (Prachi Singh/Bay City News)

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a one-time grant at Tuesday’s meeting to help increase food donations for families and unhoused people amid the federal government’s nationwide suspension of food benefits.

The board approved a grant of $30,000 for Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County, a social services organization that provides basic resources such as food and clothing for unhoused communities and those in need.

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Alise Maripuu, Bay City News

Alise is a general assignment reporter with a focus on covering government, elections, housing, crime, courts and entertainment in San Francisco and on the Peninsula. Alise is a Bay Area native from San Carlos. She studied history at University of California, Santa Cruz and first started journalism at Skyline College’s school newspaper in San Bruno. She has interned for Bay City News and for Eesti Rahvusringhääling, or Estonian Public Broadcasting. She has covered everything from the removal of former San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to the divisive battle over the Great Highway on San Francisco’s west side. Please send her any tips.

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