Food bank offering drive thru pantries during SNAP benefits pause

Food bank offering drive thru pantries during SNAP benefits pause

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York is holding several drive thru pantries to help fill the gap while SNAP benefits are being withheld due to the government shutdown. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding was not distributed on Nov. 1. A federal judge directed the Trump administration late last month to use available emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits going. The White House said Monday t…

Trump administration will fund SNAP food benefits at 50% the normal payment : NPR – automotivemogul

Food banks around the country are trying to pick up the slack from the pause in SNAP benefits. The courts say benefits must be restored but it is unknown when. Here, Park Hill Food Pantry volunteers in Denver work to …