SNAP benefits will not be sent on out Nov. 1 due to shutdown
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The federal government shutdown entered Day 28 on Tuesday with no end in sight as the Trump administration warns SNAP benefits will end on Nov. 1.
With the help of donations, the Tulsa Farmers' Market is providing 100 families who rely on SNAP with $20 to shop at the market until the end of the year.
A critical food assistance program will soon halt for millions of Americans in need and air traffic controllers will miss a paycheck this week as the government shutdown enters its fourth week -- with all eyes on congressional lawmakers to see if the added pressure will be enough to push them to strike a deal.
Food banks across New Jersey are seeing signs of mounting demand as the ongoing federal government shutdown disrupts services.
The Oregon Food Bank has warned that more Oregonians will go hungry as a result of the temporary cutoff in food assistance in November. Food banks around the state “cannot absorb the loss of SNAP,” the organization said, noting that demand for food donations had been rising even before the government shutdown.
The Mississippi Department of Human Services announced Friday, Oct. 24, that due to the ongoing federal shutdown, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for the month of November will not be issued.
The government remains shut down and the 1.4 million low-income Georgians who rely on SNAP to purchase food are at risk of losing funding by Friday.
DoorDash has started an Emergency Food Response through Project DASH, delivering one million free meals through food banks and waiving delivery and service fees for SNAP recipient grocery stores.