SAN JOSE, Calif. - California Governor Gavin Newsom is rolling out a new plan to help keep millions of Californians from going hungry.

The move includes deploying the California National Guard across the state to support food banks as the government shutdown continues. SNAP benefits, known as CalFresh in California, will be unable to send out food assistance payments as soon as Nov. 1, due to the government stalemate.

This comes as the country enters the fourth week of the government shutdown. One of the biggest concerns for local leaders is food insecurity for those families who rely on SNAP benefits to keep food on the table.

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is a Bay Area food bank that feeds 500,000 people each month. The organization could see as many as 168,000 community members

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