Food banks brace for impact as government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits

US food banks brace for surge as shutdown threatens benefits

Cynthia Kirkhart, the CEO of Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington, West Virginia, has already had to explain to customers this year why the organization is rationing bags of potatoes.

A Shutdown Crisis Is Brewing

The shutdown, now the second-longest in history, has prevented Congress from funding the benefits, which reach more than 41 million Americans.

County holds out hope for SNAP funding as shutdown drags on; donations to food banks urged

More than 2,800 Montrose County households may see disruption in their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, if the federal shutdown continues past Oct. 31.

Food banks brace for impact as government shutdown threatens SNAP benefits

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US shutdown enters fourth week: Workers, military families stand in long queues outside food banks

Unpaid federal workers including military families were seen in long queues waiting outside food banks in California, Maryland, Arizona and Texas as the US shutdown entered fourth week on Friday. Videos shared on social media showed Americans lining up for free meals, sparking fears of a “no food aid November” after several states warned that these benefits may not be distributed next month. Americans stand in queue to collect free food These vi…