Pajaro Valley Collaborative rally Monday to raise awareness about SNAP budget cuts
PAJARO VALLEY, Calif (KION-TV) -- Pajaro Valley leaders are holding a rally on Monday calling for other local leaders to push-back on proposed federal cuts to the SNAP program.
They say the effects it could have on local farms could be detrimental.
The event is being organized by the Pajaro Valley Collaborative and will feature speakers from Second Harvest Food Bank, Community Bridges and the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau.
Leaders say that the new federal budget will cut $300 billion from SNAP, the biggest cut in the program's history.
This, and it could affect more than 33,000 people in the county.
The rally is happening on Monday at 11 a.m. in front of Second Harvest Food Bank in Watsonville.
