Snohomish County Food Banks Experience Surge in Need Amid Cuts, Benefit Delays

Comment: Food banks are indispensable, but can’t replace SNAP

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington SNAP has been the most effective anti-poverty program in U.S. history. Its work must be restored. Comment: Food banks are indispensable, but can’t replace SNAP Wire Service

Snohomish County food banks experience surge in need amid cuts, benefit delays

As temporary pauses in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit payments create uncertainty for families across the region, food banks throughout Snohomish County are preparing for an increase in demand […]

Everett Launches Food Assistance Programs as SNAP Benefits Halt during Shutdown – Everett Independent

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Food assistance programs see soaring need as SNAP shutdown squeezes Gorge families — Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region

THE DALLES, Ore. (Nov. 4, 2025) — Local food assistance programs say an urgent surge in need has exhausted new donations within one day as families grapple with the federal shutdown’s disruption of SNAP food benefits. CCC Archive Photo: Columbia Gorge Food Bank Columbia Gorge Health Council’s Bridges to Health program, working with Columbia Gorge Food Bank and the Columbia Gorge Food Security Coalition, opened emergency food assistance this wee…

An Update from Food for Lane County

In late October, we learned that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 75,000 Lane County residents would be disrupted by the ongoing government shutdown. SNAP is the most effective poverty eradication program in the United States. SNAP benefits are an essential part of how families, seniors, and other neighbors provide for their families. In the ensuing days, we have prepared to mobilize in response to the increased need…