Food banks across the San Francisco Bay Area are sounding the alarm as demand for food skyrockets — driven by the ongoing government shutdown that has left more than one million federal workers without pay and tens of thousands of families across the Bay Area uncertain about their next meal.

Many are now bracing for even tougher weeks ahead as nearly 42 million people across the country won't receive their full SNAP benefits for November.

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For groups like the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, the situation is becoming critical.

"There has been confusion ever since the government shutdown started. And that panic and anxiety is really taking a toll on people experiencing hunger in our community," said Caitlin Sly, CEO of Food Bank of Contra Costa an

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