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"Some students have even shared with us, 'I am having to choose between putting gas in my car, and having groceries for the week,'" said Juan Castellanos, Basic Needs Counselor and Coordinator at Los Angeles Valley College in Valley Glen.

Juan Castellanos is the Basic Needs Coordinator at Los Angeles Valley College. He says the impact of SNAP funding running out over the weekend was felt immediately.

"As soon as that stopped, we saw a lot of students coming to our center on November 3rd, which was Monday, and we started seeing huge numbers of students coming into our center," said Castellanos.

This increased need comes as many college students already face food insecurity.

"Over 50 percent of our students at some point have reported food insecurity," said LA Community Colleg

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