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The Utah Food Bank is working to bring in more donations and push them out to its network of pantries around the state, anticipating a jump in demand when about 87,000 Utah households go without food assistance next month.
Montanans who use SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, may not receive the benefit in November.
The decision to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday.
The president's "big beautiful bill" is expected to cut $186 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Food benefits for 1.4 million Michiganians will be delayed next month due to insufficient funding during the federal government shutdown.
Gov. Tony Evers, in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, said FoodShare will disappear in nine days, affecting 700,000 Wisconsinites.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) posted an update on the impact of the continuing federal shutdown on several key assistance programs.
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Federal SNAP-Ed program cuts mean less nutrition education for Colorado students and families
The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley.
Millions of Americans will go without food assistance next month due to the continued government shutdown. The Trump administration has informed states funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not be distributed as Congress remains deadlocked over health care funding.