US EditionFood banks are preparing for a surge as federal food aid could be paused in the government shutdown
SNAP benefits for nearly 42 million Americans are halted due to a federal shutdown, with 24 states suing and emergency state funds mobilized to address rising food insecurity.
- On Nov. 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits lapse for the first time during the 31-day-long federal government shutdown, affecting 42 million Americans.
- A budget fight over health subsidies and appropriations left Congress unable to pass stop-gap funding, triggering the shutdown that halted SNAP, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it lacked legal authority to use contingency funds, a position critics challenged and judges later questioned.
- Gov. Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania activated an emergency relief plan directing $5 million to Feeding Pennsylvania via PASS, while Mayor Bruce Harrell, Seattle Mayor proclaimed a limited civil emergency to redirect $8 million to Seattle-area food banks.
- Two federal judges ruled Friday against the Trump administration's SNAP halt, while Feeding Pennsylvania reports doubled pantry visits and Second Harvest Food Bank warns of 4.8 million fewer USDA meals this year.
- Families remain in limbo as Stacey Santurello of Whitehall faces tough choices while Pennsylvania and 24 other states with Washington, D.C. pursue a lawsuit and Ohio releases $25 million.
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OSAKIS — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits got back on schedule in Minnesota Nov. 13, when the federal government shutdown ended, but folks in Osakis are still talking about it. Osakis’ small grocery store, Market on Main, opened at the beginning of 2024, and it’s not surprising that it became a place for folks to share their concerns about feeding their families. “There definitely was a lot of fear,” says owner Twila Myr…
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