OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Releases Statement on Discontinuation of Federally Funded SNAP-Ed Program in Orange County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 30, 2025

Latisha Townsend – Communications Director, Supervisor Foley     
(714) 559-8364 | Latisha.Townsend@ocgov.com

OC Vice Chair Katrina Foley Releases Statement on Discontinuation of Federally Funded SNAP-Ed Program in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — This week, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley was notified that funding for the CalFresh Healthy Living SNAP-Ed is anticipated to end for Orange County residents on September 30, 2025, leaving 2,854 seniors at risk of losing these federally funded benefits.

“More than 2,800 seniors in Orange County will go hungry because of the reckless elimination of SNAP-Ed funding by the Trump Administration and Congress. These older adults rely on CalFresh Healthy Living for nutrition education and support, and it serves as a lifeline to support seniors working to live active lifestyles and self-sufficiently,” said Vice Chair Katrina Foley. “The County continues working through our Office on Aging to identify alternative resources in lieu of this devastating loss of funding. We must protect and advocate at every level to restore and protect essential services to support our aging community.”

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Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 to represent the newly established District 5, which includes the cities of Aliso Viejo, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, a large portion of Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Newport Beach, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, as well as the unincorporated areas of Coto de Caza, Emerald Bay, Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Rancho Mission Viejo, Stonecliffe and Wagon Wheel. This is her second term on the Board of Supervisors, where she previously served District 2.    

Vice Chair Foley’s 2025 Board appointments include:

Chair – Orange County Housing Finance Trust,

Orange County Audit Oversight Committee,

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA),

Vice Chair – OCTA Legislative and Communications Committee, Regional Transportation Committee,

Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency,

Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA), TCA Joint Capital Improvements and Projects Committee,

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel,

Co-Chair – Spent Fuel Solutions Coalition,

Orange County Public Libraries Advisory Board, Coastal Greenbelt Authority,

Newport Bay and South Orange County Watershed Executive Committees,

Ocean Institute, Orange County Community Corrections