Contra Costa College keeps students fed after SNAP accounts run dry

By Steffi Puerto | November 5, 2025
On a patch of mulch with shrubs behind it sits a long concrete panel with the words Contra Costa College on it in blue.

Cuts to SNAP has Joseph Agredano feeling anxious.  He is one of more than a quarter of a million community college students enrolled in CalFresh, the state’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. That assistance has been paused since Saturday, because the Trump administration stopped sending states money during the government shutdown.  SNAP…

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