The line was long at Lighthouse Food Rescue and Distribution in San Jose. The organization says they receive many phone calls daily from people who are asking about how and where they can get food.

The nonprofit provides food five days a week and recently has seen a rise in the number of people lining up.

“Since everything going on with the SNAP benefits, we’ve seen a huge surge and just lines down the block,” said Jessica Pangelina, secretary of the Lighthouse Food Rescue & Distribution.

More and more phone calls have also been coming in.

“A lot of families, people calling with families with kids, just worried about getting here on time, because people do start lining up pretty early,” Pangelina said.

People with SNAP benefits still haven’t received their payments for November. The T

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