SANTA CRUZ — A pair of longstanding Santa Cruz County nonprofits have teamed up to reduce food access barriers for local seniors amid the ongoing federal government shutdown and a narrowing of food benefit eligibility rules that are on the horizon.

Community Bridges’ Meals on Wheels for Santa Cruz County and Grey Bears have come together to launch the Delivering More Together: Complete Nutrition for Santa Cruz County Seniors program meant to ensure vulnerable older adults continue to have access to essential nutrition now and in the future.

The partnership means that eligible Meals on Wheels participants will be automatically enrolled in Grey Bears’ Healthy Food Program, which offers weekly grocery bags filled with fresh produce and pantry staples. Depending on the location of participan

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