MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - As the government shutdown stretches into its 25th day, food banks across the Bay Area are bracing for a surge in need if federal food assistance runs out next month.

SNAP, known in California as CalFresh, is expected to run out of funding in November due to the shutdown and major federal cuts. The program helps one in eight Americans buy groceries.

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Organizations like Second Harvest Silicon Valley and Catholic Charities are trying to meet the increased need.

More than 500 families stopped by a food distribution site in Mountain View on Saturday morning.

"So our lines are already really long, and we are really concerned that they will get even longer with the government shutdown," said Shobana Gubbi, chief philanthropy officer for Seco

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